{"id":318535,"date":"2021-02-22T09:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T08:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=318535"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T08:10:37","slug":"libyas-interior-minister-survives-attack-west-of-tripoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arewa.ng\/?p=318535","title":{"rendered":"Libya\u2019s interior minister survives attack west of Tripoli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-1543209\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"description\" wp_automatic_readability=\"65.222150676111\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1366853 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"Libya\u2019s interior minister survives attack west of Tripoli\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=58%2C33&amp;ssl=1 58w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=260%2C146&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=200%2C113&amp;ssl=1 200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/inc\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Libya.png?resize=640%2C360&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>The Interior Minister of Libya\u2019s UN-recognised government, Fathi Bashagha, survived a militant attack on his convoy, west of the capital Tripoli on Sunday, an official said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>An armoured vehicle opened fire on the minister\u2019s convoy on the highway in the Janzur area, the Health Ministry\u2019s media adviser, Amin al-Hashimi, wrote on Twitter, adding that Bashagha was unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>A guard in the minister\u2019s convoy was wounded while one of the assailants was killed and two others arrested, according to the official.<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Ministry\u2019s Facebook page posted photos of Bashagha inspecting a Tripoli branch of the law enforcement department.<\/p>\n<p>It was unclear whether these were taken prior to or after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Libya has been in turmoil since long-time ruler Moamer Gaddafi was toppled in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>It has two main competing administrations \u2013 the UN-backed one in Tripoli and another based in the country\u2019s east, led by military strongman Khalifa Haftar.<\/p>\n<p>The country has become a proxy battleground for rival forces and several foreign powers including Russia and Turkey have been drawn into the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, delegates from Libya\u2019s rival factions elected an interim administration in a bid to unify the war-torn country and prepare for national elections in December.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul-Hamid Mohammed Dbeibeh was elected as interim Prime Minister and Mohammed Menfi as head of the three-member presidency council.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Interior Minister of Libya\u2019s UN-recognised government, Fathi Bashagha, survived a militant attack on his convoy, west of the capital Tripoli on Sunday, an official said. 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