Libya: Bomb Blast Injures 12 School Children in Benghazi

A bomb hurled into a school compound in Benghazi had injured no fewer than 12 children.

According to Eyewitness, an  unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a private  school  around 11:00 local time while children were playing in the school premises.

A Benghazi security official said the explosion was "weak" and that police were currently looking for the perpetrators.

After the forceful  exit and death of Moammar Gadhafi, bomb attacks and assassinations have increased in the oil-rich country but schools are rarely hit.