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Libyan deputy prime minister survives assassination attempt in Tripoli
Source: Reuters
Libyan deputy prime minister survives assassination attempt in Tripoli
TRIPOLI Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:59am EST
(Reuters) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister Sadiq Abdulkarim survived an assassination attempt in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said.
Gunmen opened fire when Abdulkarim was about to enter the interior ministry, which he also heads, officials in the prime minister's office said, without giving further details.
The identity of the attackers was unclear, an interior ministry official added.
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TRIPOLI Wed Jan 29, 2014 7:59am EST
(Reuters) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister Sadiq Abdulkarim survived an assassination attempt in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said.
Gunmen opened fire when Abdulkarim was about to enter the interior ministry, which he also heads, officials in the prime minister's office said, without giving further details.
The identity of the attackers was unclear, an interior ministry official added.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-libya-security-idUSBREA0S0X520140129
