Another office of the International
Committee of the Red Cross in Libya, this time in the city of
Misrata, came under attack Tuesday (June 12).
One of the civilians living next to
the building was wounded, but none of the 30 staff members of the organization
were hurt. The blast, however, caused “serious material damage” to the Red
Cross office, spokeswoman Beltifa Soumaya told Agence France-Presse.
This is the second attack on the Red
Cross in Libya in less than a month. On May 22, a rocket-propelled grenade hit
the organization’s offices in the city of Benghazi, where a group named
Brigades of the Imprisoned Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman claimed responsibility.
The attacks form part of recent
violence in the North African nation, which is set to hold July 7 its first
national elections in almost four decades. And they could potentially affect
the country’s development. Libya is still reeling from the effects of last
year’s civil war, which toppled Moammar Gadhafi’s rule and led to his
eventual death.
Investigators are now looking into the
persons or group behind the attack, Soumaya said, according to The Associated Press. The organization, which has
four offices in Libya, is assisting those affected by the civil war.
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