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- When
- 1979
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 32.89° N, 13.19° E
- Description
- terrorist incident in Tripoli, Libya
Placed at the town its description names, Tripoli.
1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya
Terrorist incident in Tripoli, Libya
On 2 December 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, was burned during protests over allegations that the United States was involved in the Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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