- Title: LIBYA: Car bomb explodes outside Tripolis military police administration
- Date: 4th August 2012
- Summary: TRIPOLI, LIBYA: (AUGUST 4, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIORS OF THE MILITARY POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN TRIPOLI CLOSE OF SHATTERED WINDOW SIGN READING: "MILITARY POLICE ADMINISTRATION IN TRIPOLI" LIBYAN FLAG BROKEN GLASS IN WINDOW VARIOUS OF BROKEN GLASS ON FLOOR (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) COMMANDER OF TRIPOLI'S INVESTIGATIVE OFFICE, ABDELATY HASSAN, SAYING: "For this accident that h
- Embargoed: 19th August 2012 13:00
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- Location: Libya
- Country: Libya
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA2LVNC6R58W1B9SRIC3OF4SYD4
- Story Text: Car bomb explodes near the offices of the military police in Tripoli in the early hours of Saturday.
A car bomb exploded near the offices of the military police in Tripoli early on Saturday (August 4), the first such attack in the Libyan capital since the start of a revolt that toppled the regime of Muammar Gaddafi last year.
The source said the blast slightly wounded a Tunisian national, but could not say who might have been behind it.
Police cordoned off the area around the blast scene.
The commander of Tripoli's Investigative Office said officials were relieved no one was killed, and have launched an investigation into the cause.
"For this accident that has occurred there is not any damage and an investigation is under way into the explosion. There is no damage inside the building, there are no casualties, thank God we are working on the investigation to figure out the plotters and God willing we are looking forward to good news,'' said commander Abdelaty Hassan.
Several violent incidents have rocked Libya in recent days but these have been mostly confined to the eastern city of Benghazi. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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