Bomb explodes outside Tunisian consulate in Tripoli

Tripoli, 27 Jun – (ANA) - A bomb exploded outside the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli on yesterday, causing damage but no injuries, a Libyan security official said, the latest in a rash of attacks on foreign targets in the North African state.

Libyan police had no information on the identity or motive of the attackers, and a consulate official declined to comment.

Resentment of Tunisia among remaining supporters of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi may have been stirred by Tunisia's extradition of his ex-prime minister on Sunday - making him the first senior official from the old regime to be returned for trial under Libya's transitional leadership.

The attacks on embassies and international buildings and convoys in Libya this year have underlined the disorder in the country ahead of its first democratic election slated for July 7, almost a year after rebels toppled Gaddafi.

They have also raised concern about the proliferation of weapons in the oil-exporting state that became readily available to citizens during the anti-Gaddafi uprising.

Tuesday's bomb attack in the Libyan capital charred the Tunisian consulate's rear gate and left a hole in the soil nearby. (ANA)

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