2015 Corinthia Hotel attack

Corinthia Hotel Attack
The Corinthia Hotel main tower
Location	Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
Coordinates	32°53′50″N 13°10′13″E / 32.89722°N 13.17028°E / 32.89722; 13.17028
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] Wilayat Tarabulus
Motive	2013 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.