BENGHAZI, Libya – Libyan authorities say the death toll in a twin car bombing near a mosque in a residential area of the eastern city of Benghazi has risen to 33.

Local health official Hani Belras Ali said on Wednesday that 47 people were also wounded in the Tuesday night attack in the Salmani neighbourhood. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Benghazi police say the attackers timed the second bomb to go off as residents and medics gathered to evacuate the wounded from the first blast, aiming to cause a maximum of casualties.

The United Nations has condemned the bombings, saying that direct or indiscriminate attacks on civilians are prohibited under international humanitarian law and constitute war crimes. </s> BENGHAZI, Libya: At least three people were killed and four wounded when a car bomb went off in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya late on Thursday a medical source said.

The explosion hit a checkpoint at the eastern exit of Ajdabiya, a town south of Benghazi, a military source said.

No further details were immediately available. </s> BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed by a double car bombing in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi late on Tuesday, officials said.

The explosions struck in Benghazi’s central Al Salmani district as worshippers were leaving a local mosque after evening prayers. </s> BENGHAZI, Libya: A double car bombing in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday left at least 11 people dead and others wounded, according to officials and a Reuters witness.

The attack happened in the Benghazi's Al Salmani district as worshippers were leaving a local mosque after prayers.
A car bomb in Benghazi kills three children and injures 20 others.