BENGHAZI, Libya, April 10 (Reuters) – A bomb was thrown at a
convoy carrying the head of the United Nations mission to Libya
on Tuesday, a U.N. spokeswoman said, but no one was hurt in the
explosion.
The attack in the eastern city of Benghazi is the first of
its kind targeting a foreign mission since last year’s revolt
overthrew Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and is likely to raise
concerns about instability in the country.
“While on a visit to Benghazi the head of the U.N. support
mission in Libya had what appeared to be an explosive device
thrown at his convoy. No one has been hurt and the authorizes
are investigating,” said the U.N.’s Hua Jiang.
A security official who was traveling with the convoy, but
declined to give his name, said the home-made device was thrown
while the convoy’s five armored vehicles were parked by the side
of the road.
The attacker missed the convoy and the device exploded
nearby, a Libyan intelligence source told Reuters.
