A car bomb has exploded at the French Embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, injuring two guards, said embassy officials.

A car bomb has exploded at the French Embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday, injuring two guards, said embassy officials. Initial reports say the attack was a booby trapped car.

One of the guards was only lightly wounded, while the other sustained more serious injuries.

The vehicle exploded close to the Embassy’s entrance. Part of the Embassy complex’s outer wall was partly destroyed in the explosion as well as two nearby cars.

The US diplomatic mission in Benghazi was struck by an attack last September that killed the American ambassador and three other staffers.

Libya remains troubled by regular outbreaks of violence, with the country’s new rulers trying to curb the power of armed groups that have remained active following the ouster of former President Moammar Gaddafi.