BENGHAZI: Five people were killed by shelling in the Libyan city of Benghazi , a local hospital reported, as the Islamic State group claimed it had executed two men in the east of the war-torn country.
According to the details, the Al-Jalaa hospital in Benghazi announced on Facebook that four people were killed in the shelling and a fifth died inhospital, while three others were injured. “Most of (the casualties are) children under the age of 10,” it said.
A military source in Benghazi confirmed the incident, which happened in the central area of Laithi, but refused to say who was behind the violence.
Separately, Islamic State terrorists, in a video bearing the logo of Burqa, one of the “states” which the militants claim to control, said it had executed two men in eastern Libya.
One was introduced as a South Sudanese Christian, and the other was a Libyan said to be fighting for the country s internationally recognised government.
Five killed in Libyan shelling, IS claims 2 executions
