2015 Corinthia Hotel attack

Corinthia Hotel Attack
The Corinthia Hotel main tower
LocationCorinthia Hotel Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Coordinates32°53′50″N 13°10′13″E / 32.89722°N 13.17028°E / 32.89722; 13.17028
Date27 January 2015 (2015-01-27)
09:00 (UTC+2)
Attack type
car bombing; mass shooting, suicide bombing
Deaths10 (not including the perpetrators)
Injured5
Perpetrators Islamic State[1]
Motive2013 arrest of Abu Anas al-Libi by U.S. forces

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.

  1. ^ a b "′Islamic State′ attacks Libya hotel - News - DW.DE - 27.01.2015". DW.DE. Retrieved 3 March 2015.