Corinthia Hotel Tripoli

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Corinthia Hotel Tripoli
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The Corinthia Hotel main tower.
Location within Tripoli, Libya
Hotel chain Corinthia Hotels
General information
Location Libya Tripoli, Libya
Address Souk Al Thulatha Al Gadim
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Opening 2003
Owner IHI PLC[1]
Management Corinthia Hotels
Height 394 ft (120 m)
Technical details
Floor count 28 (tower 1), 14 (tower 2)
Other information
Number of rooms 319
Number of restaurants 4

The Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, originally known as the Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel, is a five star skyscraper hotel in Tripoli, Libya. It is located in the city center, near the central business district. It is run by the Maltese Corinthia Hotels International CHI plc hotels management company. The hotel was opened in 2003 by Prime Minister, Shukri Ghanem[citation needed] [More information required].

2015 terror attack

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On 27 January 2015 ten people, including five foreigners from France, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom[2] and the American Crucible LLC security contractor David Berry,[3] were killed by a gun attack.[4] Prior to this attack six people were injured in a car bomb explosion near the Hotel.[5] A group of militants allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.[6] The group, which called itself Islamic State in Tripoli Province, stated that they perpetrated the attack to avenge the death of Abu Anas al-Libi.[7]

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