Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.
The BBC's Rana Jawad reports from Tripoli
A car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two French guards and causing major damage.
The blast completely destroyed the embassy's reception area and parts of neighbouring homes, the BBC's Rana Jawad reports from the scene.
French President Francois Hollande called on Libya to act swiftly over this "unacceptable" attack.
It is the first major attack on a foreign embassy in the Libyan capital.
'Big mistake'Tuesday's explosion happened shortly after 07:00 (05:00 GMT) in a smart, residential area of Tripoli.
One of the embassy's guards was severely wounded while the other suffered lighter injuries. Several residents were also slightly hurt.
The blast took place in a small side street and left a scene of devastation, our correspondent says.
End Quote Local residentIt was a big mistake to site the French embassy in our neighbourhood"
As well as extensive damage to the embassy's building and perimeter wall, two nearby homes were badly damaged and others affected, the windows of a shop were blown out and two parked cars were burnt out.
Many neighbours who gathered in the street to survey the damage were shaken and upset by what had happened, our correspondent reports.
They told her that there was a lack of proper policing for such a potentially high-profile target.
"It was a big mistake to site the French embassy in our neighbourhood," a local resident said.
President Hollande said the attack had targeted "all countries in the international community engaged in the fight against terrorism".
"France expects the Libyan authorities to shed the fullest light on this unacceptable act, so that the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice," he said.
France's foreign minister Laurent Fabius - who is on his way to Libya - said French officials would work closely with the Libyan authorities to find out who was responsible for what he called an "odious act".
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz condemned the bombing as a "terrorist act", but did not speculate on who might be behind it.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
French embassies across northern Africa have been on high alert since France sent in troops to help fight an Islamist insurgency in Mali in January.
France, under Nicolas Sarkozy, was at the forefront of Nato-led air strikes in 2011 that helped rebel forces topple long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The US consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi was attacked by armed men in September 2012, leading to the killing of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American officials.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Car bomb at French embassy in Libya
Dengan url
http://gemukesehatan.blogspot.com/2013/04/car-bomb-at-french-embassy-in-libya.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Car bomb at French embassy in Libya
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Car bomb at French embassy in Libya
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar