Militants claiming loyalty to Islamic State 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.

Two bombs detonated in front of the residency of the Iranian ambassador this morning, while rockets were fired on Labraq airport overnight Friday into Saturday.

Nobody was hurt in either attack.

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