Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's car was targetted with bullets while he was returning home, sources close to him told Reuters. Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah's car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Mr. Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear assassination attempt, but the attackers fled and the incident has been referred for investigation. If confirmed, an attempt to assassinate Mr. Dbeibah could aggravate the crisis over control of Libya after he said he will ignore a vote scheduled by the eastern-based parliament later on Thursday to replace him. The parliament's move to choose a new prime minister maylead to a return to the situation before Dbeibah's unitygovernment was installed, with parallel administrations seekingto rule Libya from different cities.

Source: Libya Today February 11, 2022 01:21 UTC