Libya’s interior minister escaped an assassination attempt in Tripoli

(AFP)Libya's
interior
minister escaped unscathed from an assassination
attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday, the LANA news
agency reported.
Seddik Abdelkarim, who is also deputy prime
minister, was in his car when "unknown gunmen
fired a barrage of bullets" at the vehicle, the
agency said, adding that no one was killed or
wounded in the attack.
Libya has grappled with widespread unrest since
rebels overthrew and killed long-ruling dictator
Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising in
2011.
Wednesday's attack was confirmed by Al-Bahlul al-
Sid, the head of the minister's office, who did not
provide further details.
The minister was on his way to parliament when
his car was fired upon, LANA reported.
The attack came less than three weeks after the
assassination of deputy industry minister Hassan
al-Droui, who was shot in Kadhafi's hometown of
Sirte on January 12.
The uprising left Libya awash in weapons looted
from Kadhafi's vast arsenals, complicating the
government's efforts to rein in former rebels who
effectively control much of the country.
Libya has seen near-daily attacks on security
forces, particularly in and around the eastern city of
Benghazi, cradle of the 2011 revolt.

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