DHAKA: Libya’s interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday.

The Lana news agency reported, says The Straits Times.

Seddik Abdelkarim, who is also deputy prime minister, was in his car when ‘unknown gunmen fired a barrage of bullets’ at the vehicle, the agency said, adding that no one was killed or wounded in the attack.

Libya has grappled with widespread unrest since rebels overthrew and killed long-ruling dictator Muammar Gaddafi in a Nato-backed uprising in 2011.

Wednesday’s attack was confirmed by Al-Bahlul al-Sid, the head of the minister’s office, who did not provide further details.

The minister was on his way to parliament when his car was fired upon, Lana reported.

BDST: 1914 HRS, JAN 29, 2014