Bombs exploded near two shuttered embassies in Tripoli Thursday morning , according to state media and eyewitness accounts . Libyan state media , citing witnesses , said a car bomb exploded near the Egyptian embassy in central Tripoli . The second blast occurred near the embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the western part of the capital , according to residents . No injuries were reported in either blast , but photos posted to social media appeared to show extensive damage around both buildings . A resident who lives near the UAE embassy said in a social media posting that the blast shattered some windows in nearby buildings . The explosions come a day after bombings killed at least five and wounded more than a dozen in two eastern Libyan cities that are strongholds for Libya 's anti-Islamist government . Most embassies in Libya have closed due to the ongoing fighting there between Islamists and the internationally recognized government more than three years after rebels -- backed by NATO aircraft -- toppled the regime of Moammar Gadhafi . In August , U.S. Pentagon and State Department officials said they believed Egypt and the UAE had been carrying out secret airstrikes against Islamist militants . Egyptian officials have denied any involvement in Libyan airstrikes .
Bombs explode near Egyptian , UAE embassies in Tripoli , media and witnesses say . Both embassies are closed and no injures were reported . - The Libyan government says it has arrested a man who was planning to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.