According to the official, the terrorists, including a suicide bomber, entered the office, started shooting and set the building on fire. The local security forces are currently engaged in combat with the attackers, Amar said.
Later the country's Health Ministry posted on Facebook, that the number of victims in the attack reached 11, while 19 people were injured. According to media reports, Daesh* has claimed the responsibility for the bombings. However, the terrorist group has never provided any evidence for its claim.
#LIBYA — Atleast 3 killed, when 2 suspected #ISIS suicide bombers attacked and clashed with security forces in the #HNEC building in Ghut Al Shal, #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/xmRzb1oCnc
— Intelyse North Africa (@IntelyseNAfrica) 2 мая 2018 г.
"A suicide bomber blew up himself inside the commission and the others set a part of the building on fire," Khaled Amar said, adding that the staff is "out of the building now while the security people deal with the incident".
The US Embassy in Libya strongly condemned the attack via Twitter.
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*Daesh (ISIL/ISIS/Islamic State), a terrorist group banned in Russia
