According to the report, Al-Maskhout was attacked by a group of armed men, while leaving a relative’s house situated next to Medical Centre in Tripoli. The unidentified gunmen opened fire at Al-Maskhout and his security guards as well as some of his business partners, who were walking along with him.
The firefight resulted in the deaths of eight people, including Al-Maskhout.
Some sources say the attackers intended to take Al-Maskhout alive, but something may have gone wrong.
Al-Maskhout’s group was acting mainly in the city of Zuwara that is considered to be the smuggling capital of Libya. A majority of migrants heading to Europe usually start their journey from there. The criminal actions that led to hundreds of deaths in the sea a month ago caused significant backlash both among authorities and citizens.
