Rabat: Just a day after bombing the South Korean embassy in Libya, the Islamic State may have carried another attack in Tripoli, this time targetting the Moroccan embassy, reports said Monday.
According to a Reuters report, an explosion hit the front gate of the Moroccan embassy in Tripoli today morning. Though no one is said to be inujured so far, the embassy's gate and a nearby building is said to have been damaged.
The responsibility for the attack has been claimed by the ISIS loyalists, said reports.
Earlier, just a day ago, the ISIS staged an assault on the South Korean embassy in Tripoli, killing two Libyan guards.
Tripoli Province of #ISIS claimed killing two guards at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital.
— SITE Intel Group (@siteintelgroup) April 12, 2015
Militant groups operate freely in Libya, which is torn between a militia-backed government in Tripoli and an internationally recognized government in the east.
Libyan militants professing loyalty to Islamic State have claimed several high-profile attacks on foreigners in Libya this year, including an assault on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli and the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
They have also claimed several assaults on embassies such as those of Egypt and Algeria in Tripoli, attacking mostly empty buildings as most countries have pulled out diplomatic staff because of the security situation.
With Agency Inputs
