Embassy bomb closes French Institute
Apr 23 thomwestcott

Embassy bomb closes French Institute

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 23 April 2013:The French Institute was shut down today, following the bombing of the French embassy this morning, and tonight...

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Tripoli security being beefed up after French Embassy attack: Shuwail
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

Tripoli security being beefed up after French Embassy attack: Shuwail

By Umar Khan.Tripoli, 23 April 2013:Security of diplomatic missions in Tripoli as well as government institutions is being beefed up, Interior Ministe...

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French Foreign Minister Fabius flying to Tripoli for Embassy attack briefing
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

French Foreign Minister Fabius flying to Tripoli for Embassy attack briefing

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 23 April 2013, 12.25 am:French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is due in Tripoli this afternoon for a full briefing on this...

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Embassy blast vehicles caught on security cameras
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

Embassy blast vehicles caught on security cameras

By Nigel Ash and Ayman Eljali.Hay Andalous, Tripoli,  23 April 2013, 11.15 am:A white vehicle is thought be one of three involved in this morning’s bo...

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French embassy explosion: locals rescued guard
Apr 23 Michel Cousins

French embassy explosion: locals rescued guard

By Nigel Ash, Ashraf Abdul-Wahab, Tom Westcott and Nihal Zaroug. The outer walls of the embassy complex were destroyed, and the faca severely damaged...

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Libyan diplomat “murdered” in Madrid
Apr 2 Nigel Ash

Libyan diplomat “murdered” in Madrid

Tripoli, 2 April 2013:Spanish police are investigating the suspected murder of the First Secretary at the Libyan embassy in Madrid.  Fawzi Zimriq, age...

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Jan 29 thomwestcott

Bombs thrown at unused UN compound

Tripoli, 29 January 2013:Two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were thrown over the wall of an unused United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) compo...

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UK says its Tripoli embassy may be facing a terror attack
Jan 28 Nigel Ash

UK says its Tripoli embassy may be facing a terror attack

By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 28 January 2013:The UK's Foreign Office said this evening that it believed the British embassy in Tripoli may be facing a te...

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De Sanctis attack condemned
Jan 14 Nigel Ash

De Sanctis attack condemned

 Tripoli, 14 JanuaryItaly’s foreign minister, Giulio Terzi has strongly condemned the failed attack on his country’s Benghazi consul, as has the city’...

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Italy's Consul-General in Benghazi shot at
Jan 12 Michel Cousins

Italy's Consul-General in Benghazi shot at

Tripoli, 12 January:Italy’s Consul-General in Benghazi, Guido de Sanctis, was attacked in Benghazi late today Saturday, but was not hurt.  "He was unh...

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