Bomb in Libyan capital damages Egyptian embassy

A Libyan security official says a car bomb went off outside the Egyptian embassy in the capital, Tripoli, causing some damage to the building.

No one was hurt in the explosion on Thursday morning. The official says that shortly after the blast, another car bomb was discovered near the embassy of the United Arab Emirates. It's unclear why that car bomb did not explode.

Both embassies, along with most diplomatic missions, foreign and international organizations have been closed for months as Islamist-allied militias seized Tripoli after weeks of fierce fighting.

Libya has descended into what has been the country's worst bout of violence since dictator Moammar Gadhafi's ouster and death in 2011.
 

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to media.