Unidentified gunmen attacked South Korea’s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday and killed two local security guards, officials said.

Unidentified gunmen attacked South Korea's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday and killed two local security guards, officials said.

The gunmen opened fire on the embassy compound from a passing car, killing two people and wounding a third, a Libyan interior ministry spokesman told AFP.

A security source said the two dead were both Libyan guards, adding that while the embassy had been closed for several months, South Korean officials were continuing to use it.

The foreign ministry in Seoul confirmed the attack, saying three South Koreans working in the embassy -- including two diplomats -- were unhurt.

"We do not know whether the attack targeted the embassy or the Libyan (security) officers," a ministry official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that it was considering evacuating all its staffers from the country.

Militias which fought to topple Moammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011 often carry out kidnappings or attacks targeting foreigners in the Libyan capital.