PHOTOS: Terror attack on Libya Foreign Ministry Headquarter; 3 killed

Gamaty added that emergency services and security forces were on the ground dealing with the situation, which he believed was under control./ Image tweeted by @thelibyatimes

One of the gunmen was believed to have been killed after an explosion was heard in the top floor of the building, politician Guma El-Gamaty who was in the area said. The blast triggered a fire. Image tweeted by @GlobalBattles

The incident took place in the morning when a car bomb exploded right behind the Ministry's building, a government official told Xinhua news agency./ Image tweeted by @AhmadAlzaitouni

Afterwards, a group of gunmen entered the building from the front and back entrances and exchanged heavy fire with the security forces, the official added. One of the killed was an employee of the Ministry. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

At least three people were killed and 10 others, including a paramedic, were injured in a terror attack on the Libyan Foreign Ministry's headquarters in the capital on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said./ (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)

No group has claimed responsibility for the strike./Image: AFP/(Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)