TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah’s convoy was targeted in a drive-by shooting in the capital Tripoli, with no injuries reported, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The convoy of the interim premier was “targeted by an attack in the Souq al-Joumaa area (of eastern Tripoli) by individuals in an unmarked Toyota Camry,” it said. Libyan media had earlier reported the attack, without saying whether Dbeibah had been in the vehicle at the time. Hours before the shooting, Dbeibah had met dozens of supporters who had gathered at Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli to protest against the parliament’s attempts to remove him. Libya has been torn apart by regional, tribal and ideological divisions since the 2011 revolt that toppled Moamer Qadhafi.

Source: Libya Today February 11, 2022 04:23 UTC