Libya: Fuel blast 'kills 50 in Sirte'

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Source: BBC News

An explosion at a fuel tank has left more than 50 people dead in the Libyan city of Sirte, officials and local residents have said.

National Transitional Council commander Leith Mohammed said that the blast happened late on Monday.

"There was an enormous explosion and a huge fire," he was quoted as telling AFP, adding that there were "dozens of charred bodies" at the scene.

The explosion happened as a crowd waited nearby to fill their cars.

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