A bomb explosion at the headquarters of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), located in the country's capital of Tripoli, has resulted in an unknown number of deaths and over six people getting injured, a source in the corporation told Sputnik on Monday.
TRIPOLI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th September, 2018) A bomb explosion at the headquarters of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), located in the country's capital of Tripoli, has resulted in an unknown number of deaths and over six people getting injured, a source in the corporation told Sputnik on Monday.
Several armed men attacked the NOC earlier in the day, one of whom, a suicide attacker, reportedly detonated explosives in the building.
"A blast has occurred at the National Oil Corporation, over six people have been injured," the source said.
According to the source, some people inside the building were killed. The attackers are still inside.
The security forces have reportedly smashed the windows of the building so that the NOC staff could leave. Firemen and ambulances have reportedly arrived to the site.
