At least 60 policemen have been killed and more than 200 wounded after a massive truck bomb exploded near a police training camp in western Libya.
A hospital spokesman, Mohamar Kaddi, told Reuters 60 bodies were extracted out of the wreckage. The attack took place in the town of Zliten, a coastal city 100 miles from the capital Tripoli where a local Islamic State affiliate has been trying to gain a foothold for some time.
Libyan officials said they believed the death toll could be much higher as 300 men were inside the al-Jahfal training compound at the time of the powerful blast.
The police school had been a military base during the rule of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Officials said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-ridden truck used for carrying water at the police school, causing scores of victims.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast although the attack is already being attributed to the Islamic State.
A hospital spokesman, Mohamar Kaddi, told Reuters 60 bodies were extracted out of the wreckage. The attack took place in the town of Zliten, a coastal city 100 miles from the capital Tripoli where a local Islamic State affiliate has been trying to gain a foothold for some time.
Libyan officials said they believed the death toll could be much higher as 300 men were inside the al-Jahfal training compound at the time of the powerful blast.
The police school had been a military base during the rule of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.Officials said a suicide bomber detonated an explosive-ridden truck used for carrying water at the police school, causing scores of victims.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast although the attack is already being attributed to the Islamic State.
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