2015 Corinthia Hotel attack
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In January 2015, the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli was attacked by men affiliated with the Islamic State (IS).[1] The hotel was popular with foreign officials and government workers; it had previously housed the Libyan Prime Minister.
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Location | Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya |
Coordinates | 32°53′50″N 13°10′13″E |
Date | 27 January 2015 (2015-01-27) 09:00 (UTC+2) |
Attack type | car bombing; mass shooting, suicide bombing |
Deaths | 10 (not including the perpetrators) |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrators | Islamic State[1] |
Motive | 2013 arrest of Abu Anas al-Libi by U.S. forces |
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