Libya anti-corruption chief dies in blast

A car exploded late on Saturday in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi killing four people and wounding at least 14, security and medical officials said. Among those killed in the attack in the city's central Keesh district was Mohamed Bugaighis, who headed an anti-corruption body, the officials said. Bugaighis was also a supporter of the Libyan National Army commanded by Khalifa Haftar which has been waging a two-year military campaign against Islamists and other opponents in Benghazi. After struggling to make progress, Haftar's forces seized several key neighbourhoods earlier this year, though they still have not brought the city under full control. Although security has improved in the centre, fighting continues in peripheral areas and bombings against Haftar's forces have persisted.

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