Five killed in IS suicide attack in Libya

Five people were killed and six others injured when an Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber blew himself up in the city of Misrata in Libya, a media report said.

A suicide bomber driving a vehicle rammed into Dafniya gate -- the entrance into Misrata -- killing three people and injuring eight others on Sunday.

Two of the injured died later, Xinhua reported, citing a source from Misrata's military operation chamber.

An IS affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter and identified the attacker as an Tunisian.

Libya, a major oil producer in North Africa, is witnessing a jittery political process after former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled during the 2011 turmoil.

The country is now deadlocked between the pro-secular army and Islamist militants, that has caused a security vacuum for homegrown extremism to brew.