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Monday, February 2, 2015
What was once known as Tripoli’s most modern and sophisticated hotel, the Corinthia, was the location of more bloodshed in late January. On January 27 militants stormed the posh hotel overlooking the Mediterranean in Libya’s pre-revolution capitol, killing 10, including five foreigners. Among the foreigners killed were one American, a former marine working for a security company, and a French national working for an airline.
According to reports, several gunmen opened fire in the reception area while a car bomb exploded nearby. One of the gunmen blew himself up and another reportedly died in a gun battle. The number of attackers has not been confirmed, but it is believed there were three to four more, but there whereabouts are unknown.
Claiming responsibility for the attack is The Tripoli Province, a Libyan affiliate of ISIS, in retaliation for the death of Abu Anas al-Liby, an Al-Qaeda operative suspected of being involved in the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Al-Liby died of liver cancer in December while in custody.
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