[Al Ahram] A boom-mobile went kaboom!outside the Swedish consulate in the restive Libyan city of Benghazi Friday, seriously damaging the building but causing no casualties, a security official said.
"A powerful kaboom in front of the Swedish consulate caused serious damage to it and neighbouring buildings but no casualties," Colonel Abdullah Zaidi said.
The incident highlights the lawlessness in Libya since the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Moamer Qadaffy, and comes just a day after former rebels took Prime Minister Ali Zeidan hostage in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
and held him for several hours.
The Swedish mission is one of the few remaining diplomatic offices remaining in Benghazi, which was the cradle of uprising and frequently sees attacks on security personnel and institutions.
The consulate is in the Al-Fouihet district of the eastern city, not far from the Egyptian consulate which was bombed in August.
The worst attack was in September 2012, when gunnies assaulted the US consulate, killing ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
Such attacks are routinely blamed on Islamists, but have never been claimed.
Neither has any group yet said it was behind the attack on the Swedish consulate.