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Libyan Minister Survives Assassination Bid

Libyan Cabinet Affairs Minister Survives Assassination Attempt in Tripoli On a seemingly ordinary Wednesday in Tripoli, Adel Juma, Libya’s minister for cabinet affairs, found himself the target of a shocking assassination attempt. According to a statement from the U.N.-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) that spearheads governance in Libya's capital, Juma barely escaped with his life after an unidentified assailant opened fire on his vehicle. An inquiry is currently underway to identify those behind this…

Madagascar is pursuing assassination makes an attempt

Several suspects were arrested on Tuesday regarding a devastated assassination attempt on Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina, the country's prosecutor's office said. "Several foreign nationals and Madagascar nationals were arrested on Tuesday, July 20, as part of an investigation into an attack on state security," prosecutor Berthine Razafiarivony said in a statement released overnight. "At this stage of the ongoing investigation, the prosecution assures that we will shed light on this case," she…

Uganda’s minister’s daughter, driver killed in

Firearms fired at a car carrying a Ugandan government minister on Tuesday, injuring the former army commander and killing his daughter and driver, an army spokesman and local media reported. Four motorcyclists opened fire on a vehicle with General Katumba Wamala, Minister of Labor and Transport, in the Kampala suburb of Kiasasi, the local television station NBS reported. Pictures circulating on social media showed Wamala with his mouth open, in obvious distress next to the car and his light pants…

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