A Libyan state minister survived an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his car in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) strongly condemned the attack in which it said an unknown group had shot directly at the vehicle of the state minister for cabinet affairs Adel Juma as it travelled on a highway.
The statement, posted on an official platform, said that Juma's health condition was stable, and that security authorities had "launched investigations to uncover the circumstances of the incident and track down the perpetrators."
The GNU spokesperson, Mohamed Hamouda, told Asharq Al-Awsat that "there are no details yet on the incident," as investigations by security agencies are ongoing to find the perpetrators.
He spoke about "the successful surgery" conducted to extract bullets from the minister's right leg and treat the fractures, confirming that "his health condition is stable."
Local media quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Juma’s vehicle came under a barrage of bullets on a highway in Tripoli. He was seriously injured in his legs and rushed to Abu Salim Hospital.
