Libyan PM survives assassination attempt as power struggle intensifies
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba
LIBYAN Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah survived an assassination attempt in the capital Tripoli today after armed assailants fired a hail of bullets into his car.
Mr Dbeibah was returning home in the early hours when his car was targeted. He escaped unharmed and the attackers fled.
The assassination attempt took place ahead of a parliamentary session that considered installing a replacement prime minister amid an intense factional struggle for control of parliament.
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