11/10/2013 18:56
Car bomb at Swedish consulate in Libya's Benghazi, no casualties
A car bomb exploded outside the Swedish consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, damaging the front of the building and nearby houses, but no casualties were immediately reported, according to Reuters.
The bomb exploded a day after Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was briefly abducted by a group of former rebels.
Nobody claimed responsibility for attack, which took place days after a U.S. special forces' raid captured a Libyan al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli, outraging Islamist militants, who called for revenge attacks.
The Swedish Foreign Ministry said none of its staff had been injured. "The facade and windows were damaged but no staff was injured. The consulate is closed on Fridays," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ursula Ahlen said.
Libya is deep in turmoil two years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, with its central government and nascent army struggling to control rival militias and Islamist militants who have turned the vast North African country into a safe haven.