Libya on Friday announced that it had found 106 bodies, including women and children, in a hospital in the city of Tarhuna soon after it was liberated from forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar.

Health Ministry spokesman Amin al-Hashemi said there were signs of torture on most of the bodies.

Stating that some bodies could not be identified, al-Hashemi underlined that war crimes violated all local and international laws.

Authorities did not provide further information on the details of the incident and the perpetrators.