Libya's premier Thinni says he survived assassination attempt

Libya's internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bayda February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's official premier Abdullah al-Thinni said he survived an assassination attempt after leaving a parliamentary session on Tuesday in the eastern city of Tobruk. "Thank God, we managed to escape," he told pan-Arab news channel al-Arabiya. (Reporting by Ahmed Tolba; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Janet Lawrence)