Libya’s powerful interior minister survives assassination attempt

Fathi Bashagha was returning from a meeting outside Tripoli when his convoy came under fire by unidentified gunmen.

Libya’s powerful interior minister survived an assassination attempt after his motorcade came under fire outside the capital, sources close to him have told Al Jazeera. Fathi Bashagha had finished a meeting on Sunday with the chairman of the national oil corporation and was returning to Tripoli, the seat of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), when his convoy came under attack by unidentified gunmen. The 58-year-old escaped unharmed, a source said. One of the assailants was killed in the attack while two others were arrested.