Sixteen soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked a Libyan military post south-east of the capital, Tripoli, today, officials said.

Libyan authorities are seeking clarification from a militia-run prison holding the son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi as to why he missed a court hearing in the capital Tripoli.

The son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s and his spy chief have been charged with murder in relation to Libya’s 2011 civil war.

Libya has unearthed a mass grave with 157 bodies of rebel fighters and civilians in an eastern town that was a major battleground during the country’s 2011 civil war.