(26 May 2015) Gunmen on Tuesday tried to assassinate Libya's internationally recognised prime minister as he made his way to the airport in the eastern city of Tobruk, according to a spokesman for his government.
Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni's motorcade was attacked and one of his guards was lightly wounded, according to the head of the government's media department, who confirmed that there were no fatalities.
The official said that prior to the attack, armed men who had been protesting outside the Tobruk government's House of Representatives had tried to storm the building, firing shots into the air and demanding al-Thinni be removed from office.
Libya is split into two governments, one in Tripoli, which is backed by Islamist-allied militias, and the rival international recognised government, which operates from the eastern cities of Tobruk and Bayda.
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