Devastation in the Libyan capital on Friday.<br/> <br />A car bomb exploded in the street, targetting this house.<br/> <br />It belongs to the military leader Hashim Basheer. Media reports say he's in charge of integrating former rebels into the security forces.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) NEIGHBOUR, BASHEER QADOUSH, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We heard a huge explosion around two-thirty in the morning in the area near the house of Hashim Basheer, we are his neighbours. The blast was very strong and I think it echoed as far as Tajura neighbourhood. They say it was a car bomb. "<br/> <br />The security situation has sharply deteriorated in Tripoli in the past few months.<br/> <br />Libya is facing a political crisis as the outgoing premier refuses to hand over power to the new Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq, elected by parliament last month.
