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{{Infobox diplomatic mission
|name = Embassy of Libya in London
|image = Embassy of Libya in London 1.jpg
|location = [[Knightsbridge]], [[London]]
|address = 15 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY
|coordinates = {{coord|51|30|8.4|N|0|9|14.4|W|type:landmark_region:GB-WSM|display=inline,title}}
|ambassador = Chargé d’Affairs, Mr Khaled Jweda
}}
The '''Embassy of Libya''' in [[London]] is the [[diplomatic mission]] of [[Libya]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="LDL">{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |title=The London Diplomatic List |date=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-11 }}</ref> Libya also maintains a Consular & Cultural Affairs Section at 61-62 Ennismore Gardens, [[Knightsbridge]] and a Medical Office at 22 Red Lion Street, [[Bloomsbury]].<ref name="LDL"/>
The former embassy which was named as '''Libyan People's Bureau''' was formerly located in the [[St
The embassy was again the focus of attention in 2011 during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]]. There were several protests in the early part of the year<ref>{{cite news | url=
▲The embassy was formerly located in the [[St. James's, London|St. James's]] district and was frequently targeted by protesters opposed to the rule of [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. One of these protests, in 1984, led to shooting of the British police officer [[Yvonne Fletcher]] and the subsequent siege of the embassy by armed police.<ref>{{cite news | url= http://world.time.com/2011/08/24/the-bloody-history-of-londons-infamous-libyan-embassy/ | title= The Bloody History of London's Infamous Libyan Embassy | date=24 August 2011}}</ref> Diplomatic relations with Libya were broken off and were not resumed until 1999, whereupon the embassy was moved to its current location in [[Knightsbridge]].
▲The embassy was again the focus of attention in 2011 during the [[Libyan Civil War]]. There were several protests in the early part of the year<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12519676 | title= Gaddafi protests outside Libyan embassy in London | date=20 February 2011}}</ref> against the Gaddafi government's crackdown on protesters in [[Benghazi]], culminating in the occupation of the embassy's roof and the swapping of the flag with that of the [[National Transitional Council]] (now the current Libyan flag).<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/16/protesters-occupy-libyan-embassy-roof | title= Protesters occupy Libyan embassy roof in London | date=16 March 2011}}</ref> In July of that year the British government expelled the existing embassy staff and formally recognised the NTC as the sole legitimate authority in Libya.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-welcomes-re-opening-of-libyan-embassy | title= Foreign Secretary welcomes re-opening of Libyan Embassy | date=9 August 2011}}</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:Embassy_of_Libya_in_London_2.jpg|Plaque outside the embassy
File:Libyan Peoples Bureau London.jpg|The embassy in 2008, prior to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi
File:Former Libyan
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== Notable workers ==
* [[Omar Ahmed Sodani]]
==See also==
* [[Murder of Yvonne Fletcher]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Diplomatic missions of Libya}}
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom}}
[[Category:Diplomatic missions in London|Libya]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Libya]]
[[Category:Libya–United Kingdom relations]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster]]
[[Category:Knightsbridge]]
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