Libya Fuel Blast Injures 17

Libya Fuel Blast Injures 17
Ambulances in Tripoli, Libya, in this picture taken on Dec. 25, 2018. Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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BENGHAZI, Libya—A fuel tank exploded in a massive blast in the southern Libyan city of Sebha late on Tuesday, injuring 17 people, the health ministry said in a statement.

The fire caused by the explosion was brought under control, witnesses said.

The blast comes weeks after a fuel tanker blast in another southern Libya city killed several people and injured dozens.