Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah wrote on Twitter that it had been a “cowardly terrorist act”, offering condolences to the families of the two “martyrs” killed.
Two members of Libya’s security forces were killed and five others wounded Sunday evening in a car bomb blast at a checkpoint in the country’s south, a police source said.
“A car bomb exploded as it was crossing a roadblock set up by the security forces” in the city of Sebha, a police official in the city said.
Sebha is located around 750 kilometres (around 465 miles) south of the capital Tripoli.
“Two security officers were killed, five others were wounded and heavy material damage” was caused, the source said.
Local media showed images of badly damaged security force vehicles surrounded by debris.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah wrote on Twitter that it had been a “cowardly terrorist act”, offering condolences to the…