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Line 9: 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 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf \|archivedate=2013-12-11 \|df= }}</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"/> [[File:Former Libyan People's Bureau, St James's Sq, London.JPG\|thumb\|250px\|The Former Libyan Embassy in St James Square which was known as the Libyan People's Bureau]] 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 \| work=Time}}</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 [[2011 Libyan Civil War\|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 \| work=BBC News}}</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= https://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>

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