An armed group of Islamic militants attacked South Korea's embassy in Libya on Sunday, killing at least one guard, Seoul's foreign ministry said.
The ministry said that the unknown armed group in a car fired at the front of the embassy compound.
"There are no reported casualties of South Korean nationals," said an official.
China's Xinhua News Agency reported that the incident was committed by the Islamic State while the motive was not known. Xinhua also said the attack killed two guards and left one wound.
Libya is one of the six countries on which Seoul has imposed a travel ban. The five other countries are Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Syria and Afghanistan. Travel to those nations requires special government permission. (Yonhap)
