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Libya Military Intelligence Chief Killed In Car Blast

Major-General Fawzi al-Mansouri, head of military intelligence in eastern Libya, was killed by a car bomb in Benghazi.

11 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Major-General Fawzi al-Mansouri, the head of military intelligence for the eastern Libyan National Army, was killed on Monday in Benghazi when an explosive device detonated in his car outside his house in the Hawari area, according to two security sources reported by Reuters.

The prime minister of the Eastern Libyan government condemned the killing of al-Mansouri, reflecting the impact of the incident on local and national security.

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