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Tunisia: Seven Libyan Soldiers Killed in Benghazi Violence

15 June 2013
Photo: Mohammed El Shaiky/Xinhua
A scene of clashes in Benghazi, Libya.

Benghazi — Seven soldiers have been killed in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and armed protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi, officials say.

Residents in the area said heavy gunfire and explosions were heard during the fighting and hours earlier a group of men had forced their way into a different army compound to steal weapons.

"The clashes lasted from 02:00 (00:00 GMT) until 06:00 but are over now," Col Mohammed Sharif, of the special forces in Benghazi, told Reuters news agency.

The doctor in Benghazi's main hospital said the gunfight also left 37 people wounded. He gave no further details about the injured.

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