Two Libyan boys were killed after a landmine exploded in Al-Talhaya area of Benghazi on Thursday, according to Al-Hadath TV.
The two Libyan brothers, Youssef Al-Jazoi (10 years) and Abdul-Rahman (7 years), were immediately transferred to the Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi, but they were dead upon arrival, a local medical source added.
The source claimed that the accident occurred as a result of the explosion of a landmine planted by the terrorist group,”Benghazi Shura Council,” years ago during its operations against the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The LNA managed to expel the terrorists from the eastern region and pursue their remnants.
In March 2021, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that estimates indicate that there are more than 500,000 people at risk in Libya due to the remnants of war, including 63,000 displaced people, 123,000 returnees to the areas from which they were displaced, 145,000 residents and 175,000 migrants.
In December 2021, the Libyan police found large quantities of ammunition and explosives hidden inside a house, after a landmine exploded, killing six children, and wounding two others from the same family.
The explosives were hidden in the house of a “bandit,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement , adding that ammunition and explosives were found in cooperation with the Department of Security and Safety Al-Zawiya.
“These munitions and explosives were found after information was received about the suspicious house, and within the joint cooperation between the Jafara Security Directorate, the Internal Security Office of Aziziyah, and Al-Amiriya Square,” the statement concluded.
The Mayor of Al-Zahraa Municipality, Abdel Nasser Abu Qadeerah, said that six children died in the Qaraqouza area, and two others were wounded, who were admitted to intensive care, after a shell exploded from the remnants of the 2014 war.
In September, the United States (US) Embassy in Libya said that the US military cooperation can help Libya improve its ability to remove unexploded ordnance, brought to Libya by foreign actors, and continue toward recovery from conflict.
Military and civilian bomb technicians from around the world, including two representatives from Libya, came together in Iowa to share counter-IED expertise.
“The effort ensures the safety of bomb-disposal technicians as well as citizens under threat of land mines and explosive remnants of war,” the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) tweeted.