A bomb exploded near the Moroccan embassy in Libya’s Tripoli late Sunday, causing significant damage to the compound, security sources said on Monday.
The bomb was believed to be planted in a car parked in front of the embassy, and the blast severely damaged the building, an officer for Tripoli’s security directorate said.
No casualties were reported. Continue..
Local Islamic State affiliates have claimed responsibility for the attack in several posts online, but the claims cannot be independently verified.
The bombing came just hours after several militants loyal to the IS attacked the South Korean Embassy in Tripoli, killing two guards and wounding one. There were no casualties reported among South Korean nationals.
Tripoli felled to the hands of the armed Islamist coalition Libya Dawn last August, when the internationally recognized Libyan government retreated to the eastern town of Tobruk. The city has been plagued by bomb attacks, assassinations and kidnappings.
Several embassies, including those of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, have been targeted by militants in similar attacks.
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