Misrata Red Cross Office Hit By Explosion
June 14 2012
One person has been wounded by an apparent homemade bomb at the Red Cross office in the Libyan city of Misrata, Reuters reports.
The attack on Tuesday was apparently carried out by a remotely detonated bomb, said a security source.
The injured man reportedly lived nearby.
A rocket-propelled grenade also hit the Red Cross offices in the eastern city of Benghazi in May.
Earlier this week, the British ambassador's vehicle was attacked by RPGs in Benghazi.
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