TRIPOLI - Libya's state television said on Thursday a NATO air strike damaged the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the capital Tripoli without giving more details.

The news, which was flashed up in a caption on al-Jamahiriya TV, said the embassy suffered major damage in NATO strikes on military and civilian sites in the Libyan capital.

It did not say if the embassy was hit directly, or when the damage occurred.