Weapon cache blast kills 40 in Libya

TRIPOLI: At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at a weapon cache in an eastern city.

According to officials a group of looters were trying to smuggle the ammunition out at the time of the blast.

AFP adds; In Benghazi, officials said gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by marines, killing three and wounding three.The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.