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Libya : A Moroccan woman killed in the Tripoli bombing

Libya's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Tripoli after a terror attack that took place Tuesday, December the 25th./Ph. Mahmud Turkia-AFP
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A Moroccan woman is among the three people who lost their lives in a terror attack that targeted, Tuesday December the 25th, the Libyan Foreign Affairs Ministry in Tripoli.

Quoting Libyan officials, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported that 21 people were injured in the attack, stressing that a Moroccan national was one of the three people killed today in Tripoli.

The Moroccan victim is believed to be a cleaning lady who worked for the governmental department.

According to the same source, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the building, while another man managed to activate his explosive belt, after being shot by the security services near the ministry.

A car was bombed at the Ministry’s entrance, which houses the office of the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Taha Siala.

Sources in Tripoli announced that the attack was carried by several «terrorists» who broke into the Ministry’s building.

Meanwhile, Arabic-language online newspaper Alyaoum 24, citing sources at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, said that the Moroccan national is still alive. The same source said that she was wounded in the shoulder.

Article modified on : 25/12/2018 16h23

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