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Two shot dead in attack on South Korean embassy in Libya
Two hours after the attack, a group calling itself the Tripoli chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility on Twitter
The South Korean embassy in Libya (Photo: Twitter)
A security guard and civilian were killed outside of the South Korean embassy in Tripoli Sunday, after gunmen inside of a vehicle fired 40 machine-gun rounds at a guard post.
Another guard was injured in the attack, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said. There were two diplomats and another South Korean national inside the embassy at the time of the incident, but they were not hurt.
Two hours after the attack, a group calling itself the Tripoli chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility on Twitter, the ministry said.
On Monday, hours after the shooting, a bomb exploded outside of the non-operational Moroccan embassy in Tripoli. Some cars were damaged by the explosion, but there have been no reports of injuries.
