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Africa North
Car bomb explodes near Italian embassy in Tripoli
2017-01-22
[Libya Observer] A boom-mobile has went kaboom! nearby the Qasir Libya Hotel ‐ al-Dahra, an area close to the Italian embassy in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
A security source said that the man who carried out the blast in al-Dahra neighborhood, Tripoli, parked his car in the middle of the road near the Planning Ministry after he had been chased by the security personnel tasked to secure the Italian embassy.

"He was chased as he was rendered a suspect when he tried to park next to the Italian embassy." The source added.

The Red Islamic Thingy said they recovered two bodies from the went kaboom! car for the driver and his lover companion.

No further details about casualties have been reported yet.

Observers say targeting the Italian embassy days after reopening in Tripoli is a strong message to the Italians to reconsider their political agenda.
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