Libya's PM Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah survives assassination attempt
Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt in the capital Tripoli, local media reported on Thursday. A "barrage of bullets" was fired at Dbeibeh's car early on Thursday. The premier was not injured in the attack.
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- Published Date: 10:17 | 10 February 2022
- Modified Date: 11:05 | 10 February 2022
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt early on Thursday when unidentified persons shot at his car in Tripoli, according to local media outlets.
Several gunshots hit al-Dbeibah's car and the assailants managed to escape the scene.
The assassination attempt comes amid an ongoing tussle for power in Libya as Dbeibeh, who has been heading Libya's UN-backed government since last March, faces a bid by parliament to replace him.
The Tobruk-based House of Representatives is scheduled to convene on Thursday to elect a new prime minister, a development that would deal a major blow to efforts to years of chaos in the oil-rich nation.
However, Dbeibeh vowed on Wednesday that his government will keep working to ensure that Libya does not go through a "new transitional phase," and will not allow the "dominant political class of the past to continue in the coming years."
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