Libyan hotel attack

A US citizen was among those killed Tuesday in an attack on a luxury hotel popular with diplomats and officials in the Libyan capital Tripoli, a senior American official confirmed.

Libyan officials told AFP five foreigners were among at least nine killed when gunmen set off a car bomb outside the Corinthia Hotel, stormed the building firing on guests and then detonated bomb belts.

"We can confirm the death of a US citizen in Libya. We have no additional details to share at this time," a senior State Department official told reporters in Washington. (AP)

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