A convoy that was carrying the prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and presidential guard was attacked on Monday in Tripoli, though none of the three was injured, officials said.
Ashraf Tulty, a spokesman for the U.N-backed government, said the motorcade came under fire as it passed through Tripoli’s Abu Salim district.
It was however unclear who was behind the shooting or whether it was a targeted attack.
Security in Tripoli is highly volatile. The city is controlled by multiple armed groups, some of which support the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and some of which oppose it. There are frequent clashes and gunfire.
The convoy that came under fire on Monday was carrying GNA Prime Minister Fayez Seraj, State Council head Abdurrahman Swehli, and the commander of a fledgling Presidential Guard, Najmi Nakua, Tulty and a spokesman for Swehli said.
