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U.S. citizen killed in terrorist attack in Libya

By Tara Copp
Published January 27, 2015 10:50pm ET
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U.S. citizen killed in terrorist attack in Libya
In this image made from video posted by a Libyan blogger, the Cortinthia Hotel is seen under attack in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Gunmen stormed the luxury hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing several foreigners and guards, officials said. The attack, which included a car bombing, struck the hotel, which sits along the Mediterranean Sea. The blogger, @AliTweel, captured the moments shortly after the blast, when flames rose up from outside the hotel, appearing to be from the aftermath of the car bomb. (AP Photo/ @AliTweel via AP video) | AP

The State Department has confirmed that a U.S. citizen was killed in Libya Tuesday after an apparent terrorist attack at a Western hotel in Tripoli.

The department had no additional details to provide as of 5 p.m., and the Defense Department deferred all calls to the State Department.

NBC News reported that the attack occurred at the Corinthia Hotel, a modern hotel frequented by Western businesses and government officials.

The Corinthia Hotel used to be a temporary outpost for the U.S. Embassy and has been subject to previous attacks, including one in August 2013.

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