What’s Behind The Bombing At The French Embassy In Tripoli? -- Vivienne Walt, Time
A car exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli Tuesday morning in what was likely a planned attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which wounded two French securityguards and damaged part of the embassy’s compound.
In a statement, French President Franςois Hollande demanded a swift investigation: “France expects the Libyan authorities to shed the fullest light on this unacceptable act, so that the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice.”
Certain things stood out as notable in Tuesday’s blast — number one being that no one was killed. And it went off at 7 a.m., before Libyans were up, and hours before the customary line for visa-seekers usually starts forming outside the embassy.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
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What MI5 Can Tell the FBI About Homegrown Terror -- Marc Champion, Bloomberg
The Terrorist Tipping Point: What Pushed the Tsarnaev Brothers to Violence? -- Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast
Did the FBI know that Tamerlan Tsarnaev met with extremists while in Russia? -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
Two-state solution: Another opportunity for Palestinian-Israel peace goes to waste -- Adel Safty, Special to Gulf News
Turks Show Kerry Who’s the Boss -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Global Banks Are 'Divorcing' China -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes
Suu Kyi can’t wait forever to defend minorities -- Gwynne Dyer, Japan Times
Serbia, Kosovo & Brussels: Euro-style Mexican Stand-off -- The Commentator
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