Libya’s internationally-recognized prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni survived an assassination attempt reportedly carried out shortly after he left a session of his nation’s parliament, officials said.
Al-Thinni told broadcaster al-Arabiya shortly after he left parliament in the town of Tobruk and drove away, gunmen in several cars followed his motorcade and opened fire.
“We were surprised by a lot of bullets…Thank god, we managed to escape,” al-Thinni said.
“The prime minister’s car was hit by bullets when armed men opened fire as it was leaving an area where a session of parliament was held,” Hatem el-Ouraybi, spokesman for Libya’s internationally recognized government told news agency AFP.
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