Libyan military intelligence chief assassinated in car bombing

The head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, has been killed in a car bombing, the army said in a statement Tuesday. Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated on Monday when an explosive stuck to his car detonated as he was leaving a local mosque at night, the statement said. Reports said the killing occurred in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Libya has remained divided since being plunged into war during the ousting in 2011 of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. Two governments are currently vying for power: the UN-recognised administration in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, and a rival in Benghazi backed by military commander and LNA chief Khalifa Haftar. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 09:33 Khaled Haftar, the son of Khalifa, told AFP in a statement that an investigation was opened, adding that "indicators point to a despicable terrorist tac...