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| The French embassy in Libya was hit by a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the 2011 war that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. | |
| The explosives-laden car was detonated just outside the embassy building in Tripoli's the smart resdiential area of al-Andalus, officials said. | |
| The blast wounded two French guards and set off a fire at the embassy entrance that engulfed some of the offices inside. Two cars parked outside also caught fire and two other nearby buildings were damaged. Firefighters rushed to the scene of the attack. | |
| Diplomatic missions have been targeted in Libya, most notably an attack on the US mission in the eastern city of Benghazi last September that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. | Diplomatic missions have been targeted in Libya, most notably an attack on the US mission in the eastern city of Benghazi last September that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans. |
| However, Tuesday's attack is the first such serious assault on an embassy or foreign mission in the Libyan capital. | However, Tuesday's attack is the first such serious assault on an embassy or foreign mission in the Libyan capital. |
| The country's new rulers are still struggling to impose their authority on a country awash with weapons and a myriad of armed militias who often do as they please. | The country's new rulers are still struggling to impose their authority on a country awash with weapons and a myriad of armed militias who often do as they please. |
| In Paris, the French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius condemned the bombing, calling it an "abhorrent act." | |
| In a statement, Fabius said that the foreign ministry was "in liaison with the Libyan authorities" and that France will "do everything it can to shed light on the circumstances of this abhorrent act and to quickly identify the perpetrators." | |
| Fabius also sent a message solidarity and sympathy to the two wounded French citizens, with a wish that that they recover soon. | |
| The Libyan officials said that one of the wounded guards sustained severe injuries while the other was lightly hurt, adding that an investigation was underway. | |
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