Libyan renegade general survives assassination attempt

A Libyan renegade general has survived an attempt to kill him outside Benghazi on Wednesday, according to reports.
Ex-general Khalifa Haftar has led repeated deadly assaults on jihadists in the eastern city.
"A suicide bomber in a vehicle packed with explosives attacked a villa where we had gathered," said General Sagr al-Jerushi, who heads the air wing Haftar has deployed in his attacks.
"Three of our soldiers were killed."
Haftar has launched a campaign to what he calls purge the North African country of Islamists