Two car bombs exploded in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, killing two people and injuring several others early on Sunday, a security official said. The first bomb was detonated in a main street near a military college used as a base for former rebel forces, killing two and wounding four people, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to speak to the media.
About half an hour later, a car parked in a narrow alley by the Interior Ministry exploded, wounding several people. A third car bomb was discovered, also near the ministry, but was defused an official said.
The bombings came on the eve of Libya’s first anniversary of the fall of Tripoli. The rebel fighters behind the eight-month uprising to topple Moamer Qadhafi’s regime liberated the city.
Qadhafi was captured and killed last October but many Libyans are convinced that some of his associates remain at large around the country.
After the blasts, officials blamed Qadhafi’s loyalists, saying they were plotting attacks and seeking to spread fear among the public and prevent the country from returning to normality.
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