Spokesman: Libyan minister survives attack on motorcade
Posted February 21, 2021 8:09 am.
Last Updated February 21, 2021 8:17 am.
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CAIRO — The motorcade of the interior minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government came under attack on Sunday in the capital, Tripoli, a government spokesman said.
Armed men opened fire at Fathi Bashagha’s motorcade on a highway road in Tripoli, wounding at least one of his guards, said Amin al-Hashmi, a spokesman for the Tripoli-based Health Ministry.
He said Bashagha survived the attack and his guards chased the assailants, killing one and detaining two others.
Samy Magdy, The Associated Press
