UNKNOWN assailants have thrown a homemade bomb at the home of the Tunisian consul in the Libyan capital, causing some damage but no casualties, officials and witnesses said. A diplomat said the consul was at home at the time of the attack. The blast chipped an outer wall of the residence, located in the Naufliyeen neighbourhood, and slightly damaged two nearby cars, the sources said. A witness said the attack occurred mid-afternoon on Tuesday (local time) when a white car sped past and someone hurled the bomb. The attack comes amid tensions between Tripoli and Tunis after a former premier of the late Libyan leader, Baghdadi al-Mahmudi was extradited to Libya on Sunday against the wishes of Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki. It also comes as Libyan medics and officials denied claims by Mr Mahmudi's lawyer that he was beaten and admitted to hospital after his extradition. Tunisia's post-revolution political alliance had been plunged into crisis over the affair. Mr Marzouki is furious that Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali ordered Mr Mahmudi's transfer to Libya without his consent. Mr Marzouki had always opposed the extradition, arguing that Libya's new regime offered insufficient guarantees of a fair trial. But when Mr Jebali approved the move on Sunday, the president was in southern Tunisia for an official ceremony. Mr Marzouki, a veteran human rights activist, did not sign the extradition order and an adviser said he only found out about Mr Mahmudi's transfer through the media.