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Libya PM Escapes Assassination Attempt

Unharmed in Tobruk.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said he escaped an assassination attempt by a group of gunmen who opened fire on his car after it left a parliament sessions in the city of Tobruk on Tuesday. One bodyguard was wounded in the attack, according to a government spokesman. The prime minister has been running the fractured country from Tobruk after he was driven out from the capital of Tripoli by Islamist militants last year. A faction established in Tripoli has challenged his power and claims to be the legitimate government. Lawmakers said protesters had gathered outside the parliament building before the attack, setting fire to a car nearby. Parliamentary speaker Aqila Saleh reportedly told the prime minister to leave for his own safety.