MOSCOW/ - Russia's embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under fire on Wednesday and a group of people tried to force their way into the compound, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "In Tripoli ...a shooting occurred and there was an attempt to enter the territory of the Russian embassy in Libya," Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told Russian state television. The Russian Itar Tass news agency cited unnamed sources as saying that the embassy territory was now fully under control. "In the evening hours, an armed attack was carried out on the diplomatic mission and an attempt was undertaken to get inside. The attackers opened fire and tore the Russian flag."
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