Libyan blast injures six children at Benghazi school
The blast occurred just before 11:00 local time during the children's playtime
At least six children have been injured in Libya in a grenade attack on a school in Benghazi, officials say.
Witnesses say the grenade was thrown over a wall into a private school in the Tabilinu area during a break from lessons.
Benghazi has witnessed a series of bomb attacks and assassinations within the past year, but attacks on schools are rare.
It is not yet known who is responsible for the attack.
A Benghazi resident told the BBC that a family member had seen a man use his mouth to prepare the grenade for detonation.
He then threw it into the school before escaping in a low black car, the eyewitness said.
People were running and screaming after the blast, the resident said.
The blast occurred just before 11:00 local time (09:00 GMT), while the children were outside playing.
A Benghazi security official said the explosion was "weak" and said that police were currently looking for the perpetrators.
Benghazi was the cradle of the 2011 uprising that toppled the 42-year reign of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Since then however it has been a hotspot for attacks on public institutions and officials.
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