The death toll¹ is unclear. Local officials initially² said nine people had been killed. A hospital spokesman later said three bodies had been found. 

 

The blast follows a string of bombings in the eastern city in recent days. 

 

Security remains³ precarious⁴（危险的） in Libya since the uprising against long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi, with protests by militias⁵ and attacks by Islamists.

 

 

The head of Jalaa hospital told AFP news agency that his facilities had received three bodies, as well as bodyparts that could belong to other viticms.

 

He also said another nine people had been wounded, three of them critically.

 

The explosives were placed in a grey Toyota near the hospital, officials and eyewitnesses⁶ say.

 

Libyan Deputy Interior Minister Abdullah Massoud as saying that the bomb had "totally destroyed a restaurant and seriously damaged nearby buildings". 

 

So far no group has said it carried out Monday's attack in Benghazi, which is regarded as the cradle of the revolution that ousted⁷ Gaddafi in 2011. 

 

Angry crowds later gathered at the scene, blaming militants⁸ for the bombing and urging the authorities to drive them out of the city. 

 

Many demonstrators chanted "Rise, Benghazi!"

 

"This is the flesh of our sons, this is what the militias have given us," one of the protesters was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. "All we need here are the police and the army."

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