A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella on Sunday, killing himself but causing no other casualties, according to a spokesman for the Khalifa Haftar led Libyan National Army (LNA).
“An IS suicide bomber attacked the Zalla checkpoint with a car bomb, causing no human casualties,” the spokesman of the eastern-based army, Ahmad al-Mismari, posted on his official Facebook page.
“The terrorist was confronted and seriously wounded, after which he died in the hospital,” added the statement.
The attack comes as the International community is putting pressure on foreign mercenaries in Libya to leave the country.
Libya was thrown into a decade of violence following the toppling and eventual killing of longtime head of state Moammar Gadhafi, warring factions then split the country.
Libya has endured a decade of violence and chaos since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, but there have been only sporadic attacks by militant groups in recent years, mostly in remote desert areas.
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