A car bomb went off outside a mosque in Al-Majori district in Benghazi on Friday leaving 8 people wounded. Eyewitnesses said the car bomb exploded outside Abu Horira Mosque where former interior minister Ashor Shuwail was performing the Friday prayer. Ashor Shuwail, his son and six others were wounded in the explosion as they were leaving the mosque, the eyewitnesses added. Local media sources indicated the car bomb was targeting Ashor Shuwail, who served as the country's interior minister from December 2012 to May 2013. Related News:Video: Tribal leader escapes assassination attempt in Benghazi

Source: Libya Observer January 20, 2017 14:47 UTC