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Gunmen Storm Tripoli's Corinthia Hotel

Multiple gunmen detonated a car bomb outside the Corinthia Hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on January 27, before storming the hotel itself. According to reports one gunman had been arrested, and two others were locked inside the hotel.

A Twitter account associated with the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, naming it the Battle of Sheikh Abu Anas al-Libi. Credit: @alitweel – Libyan Blogger