Key facts
- Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's LNA, was killed in a car bombing.
- The attack occurred outside Mansouri's home in the Hawari area of Benghazi.
- Two security sources confirmed the incident to Reuters.
- The perpetrators and motive for the attack remain unknown.
- The incident highlights ongoing security challenges in Libya.
Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri, the head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's Libyan National Army (LNA), was killed on Monday when a bomb detonated in his car outside his home in Benghazi. The attack occurred in the Hawari area of the city during the evening.
Two security sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the killing to Reuters. They did not provide details on who was responsible for the attack or the specific type of device used.