1984 Libyan hostage incident 1984 Libyan hostage incident The Libyan hostage situation began on the morning of the murder of WPC Fletcher, 17 April 1984 and lasted until 5 February 1985 (294 days). In accordance with the hostage release agreement, reporting on the incident was restricted until the fall of Gadaffi in 2011. March 1984 Four Libyan nationals were arrested on charges following explosions at Manchester and Heathrow airports in the UK and were remanded in custody. 17 April 1984 WPC Yvonne Fletcher was hit by a bullet from a burst of machine-gun fire from within the Libyan Peoples' Bureau (Libyan Embassy) in St
Embassy of Egypt, London 2013 there was a protest against the rise of sexual attacks against women in Egypt. Embassy of Egypt, London The Embassy of Egypt in London is the diplomatic mission of Egypt in the United Kingdom. Egypt also maintains several other buildings in London: a Consulate General at 2 Lowndes Street, Belgravia, a Press & Information Office at 299 Oxford Street, a Cultural Office at 4 Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair and a Medical Office at 47 Longridge Road, Earl's Court. There have been several protests outside the embassy in recent years: in 2011 during the protests against Hosni Mubarak, in 2013 following