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2015 attack in Libya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The al Qubbah bombings occurred in Al Qubbah, Libya on February 20, 2015.
Al Qubbah bombings | |
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Part of Second Libyan Civil War | |
Location | Al Qubbah, Libya |
Coordinates | 32.4600°N 22.1500°E |
Date | 20 February 2015 |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Three bombs |
Deaths | 40[1] |
Perpetrators | Islamic State in Libya |
Operatives loyal to the Islamic State group detonated three bombs in al-Qubbah, targeting a petrol station, a police station, and the home of President of the Libyan House of Representatives since 5 August 2014 (and effectively the country's parliamentary speaker) Aguila Saleh Issa.[1] These attacks reportedly killed at least 40 people.[1] Six Egyptians were identified among the fatalities in the attacks, and their bodies were repatriated to Egypt via the Sallum border crossing.[2]
ISIL said that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the February 2015 Egyptian airstrikes in Libya.[3] The Egyptian Air Force had launched strikes following the kidnapping and beheading of 21 Copts in Libya in February 2015.
The U.S. State Department,[4] the Misrata Municipality,[5] and New General National Congress (Libya Dawn)[6] condemned the attacks.
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