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Oct 19, 2026 at 7:12 AM ET
Mortar blast kills nine Libyan security agency members
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At least nine members of Libya’s Anti-Threat Security Agency were killed and several others wounded when an 82mm mortar round exploded during a training exercise in a city west of Tripoli late Sunday, Libya Alahrar TV reported, citing medical sources. The channel did not give the number of wounded; authorities had not commented.
WHO: The Anti-Threat Security Agency members were killed and others wounded.
WHAT: An 82mm mortar round exploded during a training exercise, killing at least nine Anti-Threat Security Agency members and wounding several others, Libya Alahrar TV reported.
WHEN: Oct 18, 2026
WHERE: A city west of Tripoli, Libya
WHY: The mortar round exploded during a training exercise; the cause of the blast was not reported.
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