ISIS Claims Responsibility For Tripoli Blast As Explosives Thrown At Algerian Embassy
January 19 2015
A bomb has exploded outside the Algerian embassy in the Libyan city of Tripoli, reports Agence France-Presse.
Three guards were said to have been injured, reported the Middle East Eye.
The explosion took place on Saturday at the empty embassy. The embassy was closed last year as militias battled for control of the city.
The attackers threw a bag full of explosives from a passing car, said a security official.
The Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility on...
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