Benghazi Car Bombs Death Toll Rises to 35

Benghazi car bombs killed 35 people and injured 60 after worshippers left a mosque in Libya's eastern city on Tuesdy night, medical officials said.

A first blast hit as people left the mosque in Benghazi's central Al Salmani district and a second blast, about 15 minutes later, inflicted a large number of casualties among people who had gathered at the scene, Reuters reported.

Senior security officials were among the casualties.

The toll was one of the highest from a single attack since Libya slid into turmoil after the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

Benghazi is controlled by the Libyan National Army, which is led by powerful eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar and was battling Islamists and other opponents in the port city until late last year. 

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