Libyan car bomb kills at least 30 in a gas station in Qubba

#CopticChristians #Egypt #ISIS #Qubba #Libya #carbomb #gasstation There are reports of a car bomb that struck a town in eastern Libya which is, at present, under control of the country's internationally recognized government. At least 30 people were killed in the attack and an army spokesman has put the blame on Islamic militants. This has been reported in foxnews.com dated 20 February 2015.
The bombing has taken place after a video had surfaced that showed the beheading of 21 abducted Egyptian Coptic Christians at the hands of Libya's branch of the Islamic State group. This has resulted in Egypt carrying airstrikes on IS positions in Libya. It also raised fears that the extremist group has spread its tentacles beyond the battlefields of Iraq and Syria and had set up a major strategic foothold closer to European shores.
In the latest attack, the suspected Islamic militants had bombed a gas station that was packed with motorists in the town of Qubba which is located approximately 19 miles from the city of Darna. This is believed to be a stronghold of Libya's Islamic State offshoot.
It seems the motorists had lined up to fill their tanks at the station, which is located next to the town's security headquarters, when the attack took place and scores of people were also wounded in the attack.

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