TRIPOLI, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Libya's UN-backed government on Friday condemned the armed attack on the southeastern town of Tazerbu, which killed at least eight and injured more than 15 others.
"The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord strongly condemns the terrorist attack that took place today on the police station of Tazerbu," the government said in a statement.
The government called for unity against terrorism, confirming it would spare no efforts to eliminate terrorism.
A military source earlier told Xinhua that dozens of gunmen on armed vehicles carried out separate attacks on the police station and a number of government buildings in Tazerbu, killing eight and injuring more than 15 others.
The source also confirmed that the militants took dozens of hostages as they withdrew from the area.
The source said that the attackers were likely Islamic State (IS) militants, who carried out a similar attack last month in the central district of Jufra, some 650 km southeast of the capital Tripoli.
Tazerbu is a small oasis town in southeastern Libya. It is one of the most important groundwater sources supplying western and central Libyan cities with water.
