Incident Summary:

05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Badir Najeeb in Masakin neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. Najeeb, a member of the House of Representatives, and another person were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201705190029

When:
2017-05-19

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Benghazi

City:
Benghazi

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Masakin neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity House of Representatives
Specific Description Member of Parliament: Badir Najeeb
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Tobruk MP escapes assassination attempt in Benghazi," The Libya Observer, May 19, 2017.
"Hosted Product: Libya Press Review Security Terrorism Arabic Sources May 22, 2017," Libya Foreign and Domestic Affairs Digest, May 22, 2017.