Tripoli:
Twin blasts near security force buildings in the Libyan capital early on Sunday killed two people and wounded several more as Mulims marked the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a security official said.
"Two explosions struck at dawn, the first near the military academy on Omar al-Mokhtar Avenue, the second near the interior ministry," the security official said.
"There were two dead and several wounded," he added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Around 6 am (0400 GMT), Omar al-Mokhtar Avenue, one of Tripoli's main thoroughfares, was closed to traffic, an AFP correspondent reported. Checkpoints were set up on other major streets in the city centre.
"Two explosions struck at dawn, the first near the military academy on Omar al-Mokhtar Avenue, the second near the interior ministry," the security official said.
"There were two dead and several wounded," he added, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Around 6 am (0400 GMT), Omar al-Mokhtar Avenue, one of Tripoli's main thoroughfares, was closed to traffic, an AFP correspondent reported. Checkpoints were set up on other major streets in the city centre.
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