At least four people were killed Monday and eight others kidnapped in an attack by suspected Islamic State group jihadists on a town in central Libya, local sources said.
The raid on the desert town of Al-Fuqaha in the south of the Jufra district left three civilians and a policeman dead, Jufra municipal council member Abdellatif Jalala told AFP.
The assailants kidnapped at least eight others before fleeing into the Haruj mountains further south, he added.
Jufra lawmaker Ismail al-Sharif said IS fighters attacked the city with 25 vehicles, beheaded five civilians and torched local government and security offices.
Both Sharif and Jalala said the raid was likely retaliation for arrests earlier this month of alleged IS members in the area.
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