--- description: Interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said he would not accept the premiership after a “traitorous attack” on him and his family. His resignation comes less than a week after Libya's parliament required him to form a new Cabinet title: Libya: Prime Minister Resigns, Citing Armed Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a9143634b914ea2/69868a72cd804d3c33cca470/ref10972.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Libya](/tag/libya/) ## Libya Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Libya PM Quits, Says He Was Targeted in Armed Attack by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 13, 2014 5:52 PM CUT  Libya's interim premier Abdullah al-Thani speaking during a press conference in Tripoli, March 12, 2014. Libya's interim premier Abdullah al-Thani speaking during a press conference in Tripoli, March 12, 2014.AFP/Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 13, 2014 5:52 PM CUT Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said on Sunday he has decided to [resign](http://www.straitstimes.com/news/world/more-world-stories/story/libya-pm-quits-saying-he-was-victim-armed-attack-20140413 "undefined") after he and his family were the victims of an armed attack on Saturday, Agence France-Presse reports. Al-Thani’s resignation comes less than a week after Libya’s parliament required him to form a new Cabinet. Al-Thani’s predecessor was ousted by parliament just weeks ago for being unable to tamp down Libya’s rising lawlessness. Al-Thani said in his statement he would not accept the premiership after a “traitorous attack” on him and his family, but said he was willing to oversee the current government until a new Prime Minister is appointed. \[[_AFP_](http://www.straitstimes.com/news/world/more-world-stories/story/libya-pm-quits-saying-he-was-victim-armed-attack-20140413 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/60814/libya-prime-minister-quits/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/60814/libya-prime-minister-quits/"},"headline":"Libya PM Quits, Says He Was Targeted in Armed Attack","datePublished":"2014-04-13T17:52:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:17:01.180Z","description":"Interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said he would not accept the premiership after a “traitorous attack” on him and his family. His resignation comes less than a week after Libya's parliament required him to form a new Cabinet","url":"https://time.com/60814/libya-prime-minister-quits/","keywords":["Libya"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a9143634b914ea2/69868a72cd804d3c33cca470/ref10972.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a9143634b914ea2/69868a72cd804d3c33cca470/ref10972.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"LIBYA-POLITICS-THANI-FILES","caption":"LIBYA-POLITICS-THANI-FILES","creditText":"AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/libya/","name":"Libya"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/60814/libya-prime-minister-quits/","name":"Libya PM Quits, Says He Was Targeted in Armed Attack"}}]}] ```