On 9 February, a double bombing occurred at Saad Ibn Ibada mosque in the Majouri district of Benghazi during Friday prayers. The attack killed 2 people and wounded at least 75 people. According to reports, the explosive devices had been placed in bags at the mosque doors and appear to have been activated remotely using a mobile phone. This attack follows a bombing at a mosque in the city in late January, which killed 35 people.