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Libya’s foreign ministry attacked by suicide bomber

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Suicide attackers have hit the headquarters of Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday.

Firemen hose down a burning building of the headquarters of Libya’s foreign ministry after suicide attackers hit in Tripoli, Libya December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Hani Amara

Initial reports indicate that at least three people were killed during the attack.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the Christmas Day incident.

Libya, which has over the years sunk into lawlessness, has been prone to a number of attacks as different groups seek to take control of key resources.

In September, several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation.

That attack came less than a week after a fragile truce suspended fierce clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli, the latest eruption of violence in Libya, which has been in turmoil since a 2011 uprising.

The country is split between rival governments, each backed by an array of local militias.

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