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
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). The hotel was popular with foreign officials and government workers; it had previously housed the Libyan prime minister.