At least three people were killed when suicide bombers attacked Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The assailants were suspected to be Islamic State militants, a security source said..
A car bomb exploded in front of the ministry, after which “three or four assailants” entered, the source told AFP from the scene.
A suicide bomber then struck inside and gunfire broke out, according to the source, who said the victim was a civil servant.
Plumes of smoke were seen rising from the building as ambulances, paramedics and security forces gathered outside.
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