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Flags will be flown at half-staff across the state this week to honor the lives lost in the attack.
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bertz was interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, and flags were flown at half-staff at state buildings Monday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
The Libyan government declared a three-day national mourning with flags flown half-staff at all state institutions, according to an announcement on Facebook.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
The Libyan government also declared a three-day period of national mourning, with flags flown at half-staff at government buildings.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
Bertz was interred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, and flags were flown at half-staff at state buildings Monday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2025
The Libyan government declared a three-day national mourning with flags flown half-staff at all state institutions, according to an announcement on Facebook.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
The Libyan government also declared a three-day period of national mourning, with flags flown at half-staff at government buildings.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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