Militants have attacked a hotel popular with foreigners in the Libyan capital,
Tripoli, officials say.
At least two gunmen stormed the Corinthia Hotel and opened fire in the
reception area. A car bomb exploded outside the hotel shortly afterwards.
It is not clear whether the gunmen are still inside the hotel, and whether any
civilians are trapped there.
A Twitter account linked to Islamic State (IS) said it had attacked the hotel.
The claim could not be verified.
A civilian who witnessed the attack told the BBC: "I suddenly heard shootings
and saw people running towards me, and we all escaped from the back [of the
hotel] through the garage underground. The hotel did a lockdown after that."
A security source told the BBC that one gunman had been arrested, and that
another two attackers were still inside the hotel.
Libya has been hit by instability since the overthrow of long-time ruler Col
Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011.
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