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IS suicide bomber attacks Libyan security checkpoint

"An IS suicide bomber attacked the Zalla checkpoint with a car bomb, causing no human casualties," the spokesman of the eastern-based army said

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An Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber attacked a security checkpoint belonging to the eastern-based army in the southeastern Libyan town of Zalla, without causing any casualties.

"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 on Sunday.

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"The terrorist was confronted and seriously wounded, after which he died in the hospital," he added.

Al-Mismari posted photos showing the bomber bleeding from his wounds, reports Xinhua news agency.

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Ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos.

Despite the appointment of a new executive authority of a unity government and a presidency council in February after years of political division, Libya's security situation remains weak, as security breaches and kidnappings still occur in different parts of the country.

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