2 army soldiers killed in suicide car bombing at checkpoint in eastern Libya

TRIPOLI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers of the Libyan eastern-based army were killed on Tuesday in a suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint near the eastern city of Ajdabiya, an army statement said.

"A suicide bomber driving a car attacked a military checkpoint at the 60 km checkpoint south of Ajdabiya city, killing two battalion soldiers and injuring two others," the army's 152 infantry battalion said in a statement.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. But previous similar attacks near Ajdabiya were claimed by the Islamic State militant group.

Located some 160 km south of Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, Ajdabiya is now under the control of the army led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar.

Following the 2011 uprising that toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has been plagued by chaos and escalating violence. Enditem