At least four people were killed in a car bomb that exploded near a hospital in Benghazi on 13 May.

Government and local officials have given conflicting estimates on how many people died in the blast, which occurred at around 3pm near the Jalaa Hospital and caused numerous injuries to passers-by.

It is unclear who planted the device, or whether it was intentionally detonated, but the incident has already prompted demonstrations in both Benghazi and Tripoli denouncing the current security situation in Libya and calling for a greater police and army presence in the city. 

The General National Congress (GNC) approved an emergency bill that aims to implement a number of new security measures in Benghazi.

Click here to read the GNC decision