Libya hotel attack: Five foreigners among nine killed

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Source: BBC

Militants have attacked a hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, killing at least nine people including five foreigners, officials say.

Several gunmen stormed the Corinthia Hotel and opened fire in the reception area. A car bomb also exploded nearby.

Unconfirmed reports say some of the assailants have blown themselves up. The officials say the dead include one US and one French citizen.

The security forces say the stand-off has now been brought to an end.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31001094

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1. Haven't seen this story reported on cable news

This has been the kind of story CNN has been reporting on 24/7 in the last few weeks. What awful, awful incidents we're seeing unfold lately.

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3. I see it in Asian media now, and Reuters has it.

ISIL is claiming it.

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2. Overthrowing Ghaddafi--what a foreign policy success!

Libya is so much better off now.