TRIPOLI, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah's convoy was attacked by unidentified gunmen in the capital Tripoli, according to Libya's Interior Ministry.
"Earlier on Thursday, the Prime Minister's convoy was attacked by individuals in a car with no licence plates in Souk al-Juma district (central Tripoli)," Abdulmenem al-Arabi, the Ministry's Spokesman, said in a statement.
Al-Arabi said that no one was killed in the attack and said it happened following a protest against "political events in the country." "The Interior Ministry condemns this criminal crime," said the spokesman, who added that an investigation was underway "to bring the offenders to justice."
According to reports, the statement was released just hours after the House of Representatives (Parliament) unanimously voted for Fathi Bashagha to become the country's next Prime Minister.
Dbeibah, on the other hand, declared on Tuesday that his government would stay in power until elections were held, and that authority would only be handed over to "an elected government." The UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum appointed Dbeibah's Government of National Unity in February 2021, putting an end to years of political turmoil in the North African country.
In September 2021, the Libyan parliament revoked Dbeibah's government's confidence and designated it as a caretaker government.
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