Deadly attack in Libya

deadly attack in Libya

On Wednesday, two soldiers were killed and three wounded at a military checkpoint in northeastern Libya

An eye witness Mustafa Boufjara, a spokesman for Ajdabiya’s security department said the attackers set fire to the checkpoint  killing a victim in his car. Images of the checkpoint showed charred checkpoint cabins and two burned cars.

A statement carried by Islamic State’s Amaq news agency,said its militants had seized a vehicle equipped with a machine gun as well as other weapons and ammunition.

Islamic State militants have carried out several attacks on LNA checkpoints in recent months.