Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) vowed on Sunday to punish the perpetrators of last week’s terrorist attack against a security checkpoint east of the capital Tripoli on Thursday.
The GNA Justice Ministry said it will not allow the attackers to escape punishment, ordering the general prosecutor to take the necessary legal measures against them.
It urged society to “stand against terrorism and defeat it.”
Such crimes will only make the Libyans more determined to combat terror, it added.
The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it did not provide any evidence to support its claim.
On Saturday, GNA Interior Minister Abdulsalam Ashour announced that the perpetrators of the attack were arrested and investigations are underway with them.
The plotters themselves remain at large, he revealed, adding that all of the suspects are Libyan.
Preliminary investigations showed that they belong to ISIS.
The minister denied that the terror group had established a solid footing in Libya, saying that ISIS is taking advantage of the remote areas in the South to carry out its activities.
Ashour stressed that his ministry was working on halting terrorist acts in the country.
Thursday’s attack targeted a GNA special operations checkpoint.
It took place between the towns of Zliten and Khoms on the coastal road leading from Tripoli to the port city of Misrata, an area in which ISIS members are known to be operating, according to the Zliten mayor.
