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Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Libya's Benghazi


    TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A car belonging to an Egyptian diplomat was blown up near his home in the eastern Libyan city Benghazi on Monday, a day after two people in the capital Tripoli in bombings authorities blamed on supporters of the country's deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi.

    Security sources told Reuters a homemade device exploded underneath the vehicle of the Egyptian consulate's first secretary Abdelahim Rifai. No one was hurt in the attack.

    The sources described the blast as a "criminal act".

    (Corrects location to Benghazi from Tripoli, changes to consulate)

    (Reporting by Omar al-Mosmary; Writing by Souhail Karam; Editing by Louise Ireland)