The French embassy in Libya was hit by a car bomb on Tuesday, wounding two guards and completely destroying parts of the government property.

"There was an attack on the embassy. We think it was a booby trapped car," a French official told Reuters. "There was a lot of damage and there are two guards wounded."

The bombing destroyed segments of the embassy including the reception area and badly damaged parts of neighboring homes as well. The explosion occurred just after 7:00 am in an upstanding residential area in the Tripoli. Some residents in the area have responded, saying that they no longer wish to live there.

"Diplomatic missions have been targeted in Libya, most notably an attack on the US mission in the eastern city of Benghazi in September that killed the US ambassador and three other Americans," Reuters said. "However the latest attack is the first such serious assault on an embassy or foreign mission in Tripoli, where in general security is seen as better than in the east."

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