The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s suicide attack on Libya’s foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli which killed three people and injured another 21, reports Amaq – its own news agency. In a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency Wednesday, IS says three fighters infiltrated the area and fired on Foreign Ministry workers. Libyan officials say a suicide bomber targeted the entrance to the ministry and another was shot dead by guards before he could detonate his explosives. According to the information given by the Health Ministry, in an incident that took place in the capital killed at least three people and ten other got injured after a terror attack targeted on the Libyan Foreign Ministry’s headquarters. Libya was plunged into chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed Moammar Gadhafi, allowing IS and other extremist groups to gain a foothold.
Three people are left dead in an attack against Libya's Foreign Affairs ministry in Tripoli.