Blast outside Algeria embassy in Libya wounds two guards

A damaged vehicle is seen at the scene of an explosion outside the Algerian embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli January 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - An explosion outside the Algerian embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday slightly wounded two guards and damaged nearby vehicles, officials and residents said.

Algeria and most other countries evacuated their diplomats in the summer during fighting between rival factions who are battling for control of the oil-producing North African state three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.