Islamic State Hits Libya's Election Headquarters, Killing 14
- Suicide bombers stormed the Tripoli compound, spraying gunfire
- UN wants Libya to hold elections by the end of the year
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Suicide bombers linked to Islamic State killed at least 14 people in an attack on the headquarters of Libya’s elections commission, striking a target central to planned polls meant to edge the country back toward stability.
Gunfire erupted as the attackers targeted security forces guarding the building, said Khaled el Mannai, deputy head of public relations at the commission. While one kept watch on the entrance, another “roamed through offices showering people with bullets. When police reinforcements reached the area, the attackers blew themselves up inside,” he said.