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ISIS claims responsibility for a truck bombing on a Libyan police center

Reuters
2016-01-08T17:14:00Z
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Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the truck bombing on a Libyan police training center on Thursday that killed at least 47 people, according to a statement from the group.

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Islamic State fighters have expanded their presence in the North African state, taking advantage of the country's chaos to control the city of Sirte and launch attacks on oilfields and key oil ports.

A general view shows the damage at the scene of an explosion at the Police Training Centre in the town of Zliten, Libya, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
A general view shows the damage at the scene of an explosion at the Police Training Centre in the town of Zliten Thomson Reuters

(Reporting by Ali Abdelatti in Cairo; writing by Patrick Markey; editing by Andrew Roche)

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