Libya car bombs kill two in Tripoli

Tripoli, 20 Aug – (ANA) - Three car bombs have exploded near interior ministry and security buildings in the Libyan capital Tripoli killing at least two people in attacks authorities blamed on supporters of the country's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libyan security officials said they had arrested 32 members of an organised network of Gaddafi loyalists linked to the attacks, which took place on the eve of the anniversary of the fall of Tripoli to rebel fighters. Ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scenes of Sunday's blasts in residential areas in central Tripoli, and large numbers of police were deployed to cordon off the sites and remove the charred vehicles and other debris. They were the first fatal attacks of their kind since a revolt led to Gaddafi's overthrow and death last year after 42 years in power. The first bomb blew up near the interior ministry's administrative offices in Tripoli but caused no casualties, security sources told Reuters. On arriving at the site, police found another car bomb that had not blown up. Minutes later, two car bombs exploded near the former headquarters of a women's police academy, which the defence ministry has been using for interrogations and detentions, the sources said, killing two civilians and wounding three. (ANA)

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