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Five killed in suicide bombing in eastern Libyan Benghazi city - army officials


    BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Five people were killed and eleven wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew up a car laden with explosives in front of an army camp in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, army officials said.

    In a separate incident, a rocket hit a residential building, killing a 17-year old girl and wounding four, the officials said.

    Libya's second-largest city is a war zone where forces allied to the country's recognised government are fighting Islamist militants.

    (Reporting by Ayman al-Warfalli; Writing by Ulf Laessing; editing by Ralph Boulton)