Libya’s interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday, the official LANA news agency reported.

Libya's interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday, the official LANA news agency reported.

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 nobody was killed or wounded in the attack.

Libya has grappled with widespread unrest since rebels overthrew and killed long-ruling dictator Moammar Ghaddafi 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 office later said Abdelkarim would give a news conference in the coming hours.

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

The attack came less than three weeks after the assassination of deputy industry minister Hassan al-Droui, who was shot in Gaddafi hometown of Sirte on January 12.