A car bomb exploded outside a building in the Eastern Libyan
city of Benghazi that houses Swedish and Finnish consulates badly damaging the
building but no casualties were reported. The bombing resulted in a reflection
of the weakness of the central government in the North African nation as
Islamic militant groups run rampant. Swedish and Finnish consulates are a part
of the few diplomatic posts still operating in Benghazi. A Libyan security official
stated that the bomb was detonated by a remote control that was in an upscale neighborhood
in Benghazi. The consulates at the diplomatic posts perform functions such as
issuing visas and helping with citizen services. Foreign diplomats have been
targeted several times because of Libya’s constant instability.
Car bombs are a new, severe threat that has been taking
place all over the world. National terror plays a major role in this.
Immigrants go to other places all over the world to detonate car bombs or even “suicide
bombs” to draw attention to the cause they are trying to promote or to their
religion. Suicide bombers sacrifice their lives for their beliefs. Many
foreigners are targeted because of their beliefs or their actions in the other
nations.
Ashley Moore
10/11/13
11:18 am
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