Libyan government minister resigns in wake of Benghazi bloodshed

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Libyan government minister resigns in wake of Benghazi bloodshed
Published November 22nd, 2016 - 15:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info

Khaled Najm, media minister in Libya’s Tobruk-based government, has announced his resignation citing a recent deterioration of security in the eastern city of Benghazi.

The move came in the immediate wake of a bombing that rocked a Benghazi school on Monday, which left three people dead -- including two children -- and another 26 injured.

While there have been conflicting reports regarding the cause of Monday’s blast, Waleed al-Orfi, a spokesman for Benghazi’s security directorate who spoke to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday, attributed it to a car bomb.

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