Bomb near Egypt mission in Libya

A bomb has exploded outside Egypt's consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, but there have been no reports of casualties.

A bomb has exploded in front of Egypt's consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing some damage to the building but no casualties, a security official says.

"Unknown assailants in a vehicle threw an explosive device at the Egyptian consulate in Benghazi without causing casualties," security spokesman Abdallah al-Zayedi said.

Saturday's blast, he added, caused part of the outer wall of the building to collapse and damaged cars parked outside the mission.

AFP ldj BENGHAZI, Libya, Aug 17 AFP - A bomb has exploded in front of Egypt's consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, causing some damage to the building but no casualties, a security official says.

"Unknown assailants in a vehicle threw an explosive device at the Egyptian consulate in Benghazi without causing casualties," security spokesman Abdallah al-Zayedi said.

Saturday's blast, he added, caused part of the outer wall of the building to collapse and damaged cars parked outside the mission.


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