1979 U.S. Embassy Burning in Libya

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On 2 December, 1979, the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, was burned during protests resulting from the allegation that the United States was involved in the Grand Mosque Seizure in Mecca.

The United States had already withdrawn the U.S. Ambassador to Libya in 1972. Following the 1979 attack, all remaining U.S. government personnel were withdrawn and the embassy closed. Diplomatic presence resumed on February 8, 2004 with the arrival of the U.S. Interests Section in Tripoli. That mission was upgraded to a Liaison Office on June 24, 2004.


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