The al Qubbah bombings occurred in

Al Qubbah Al Qubbah or El Gubba ( ar, القبة) is a town in eastern Libya. Once capital of Quba District. It is the largest populated place between Derna, and Bayda. History It was named after Giovanni Berta during the Italian colonial times. Note ...

, Libya on February 20, 2015.

Events

Operatives loyal to the Islamic State group detonated three bombs in al-Qubbah, targeting a petrol station, a police station, and the home of President of the Libyan

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

since 5 August 2014 (and effectively the country's parliamentary speaker)

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. These attacks reportedly killed at least 40 people. Six Egyptians were identified among the fatalities in the attacks, and their bodies were repatriated to Egypt via the

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border crossing. ISIL said that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the

February 2015 Egyptian airstrikes in Libya The February 2015 Egyptian airstrikes in Libya against Islamic State positions in Libya took place on 16 February 2015, and were triggered by a video released by ISIL in Libya a day earlier, depicting the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians from ...

. The Egyptian Air Force had launched strikes following the kidnapping and beheading of 21 Copts in Libya in February 2015. The U.S. State Department, the Misrata Municipality, and New General National Congress (Libya Dawn) condemned the attacks.

References

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