Three security officials killed in Libya violence

Three security officers were killed in separate incidents of bombing in Libya's Benghazi city Sunday, an official said.

Ali Al Daghari, a pilot working in the security support department in Benghazi, was killed when his car was blown off by an explosive device while he was driving near a market, reported Xinhua citing Colonel Abdullah Al Zaidi, an official with city's security department.

While Najiib Belhassen, an officer with the preventive security department of the Libyan army, was killed in an explosion when a homemade bomb went off in his car. A few hours later, a security officer was shot dead in front of his house in Benghazi,Zaidi added.

Benghazi, a birthplace of Libya's revolution against former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has witnessed frequent killings and bombings against security officers who once worked for the former regime.