DHAKA: Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria said they were behind attacks on the residence of the Iranian ambassador in Tripoli and the eastern Labraq airport.
A group statement on twitter said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.
Two bombs detonated in front of the residency of the Iranian ambassador in Tripoli on Sunday, while rockets were fired on Labraq airport overnight Friday into Saturday.
Nobody was hurt in either attack, which was the latest to target a diplomatic mission in Tripoli, where most embassies have been shut since summer 2014 as militias battled for control of the city.
One bomb exploded outside the security gate and a second was lobbed into the grounds of the residence, a spokesman for security services in Tripoli, Issam al-Naass, told the media.
BDST: 2130 HRS, FEB 22, 2015