50 killed in Libya police centre attack

5 Dariya News

Tripoli 07-Jan-2016

At least 50 people were killed on Thursday when a truck bomb exploded outside a police training centre in the western Libyan city of Zliten.The attacker struck the al-Jahfal training camp, BBC reported. The centre was a military base during the rule of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The UN Special Representative to Libya, Martin Kobler, said the blast was a suicide attack.Hundreds of recruits were outside performing morning exercises when the deafening explosion took place. Libya's al-Naba television network said a state of emergency had been declared.