The unity government neither denied nor confirmed reports that the dismissed minister arrived in Madrid, Spain, after fleeing the country. In a leaked audio message, the Interior Minister, Emad Trabelsi, informed Dbeibeh that all anti-government protests have been put to an end. The Zawiya protesters accused a Public Security force, led by Trabelsi, of blocking the road to Tripoli and assaulting them. Eyewitnesses said that late on Tuesday, government security forces blocked the road in western Tripoli on protesters coming from the city of Zawiya demanding the overthrow of the Dbeibeh government. Dbeibeh ignored the developments and appeared at a family wedding in his hometown of Misrata, along with some ministers.

Source: Libya Today August 31, 2023 12:48 UTC