On 8 May 1984 , el-Magariaf directed commandos from the National Front for the Salvation of Libya led by Ahmed Ibrahim Ihwas in an attempt to assassinate Muammar Gaddafi , via an attack on Gaddafi 's headquarters . The attack failed . Al-Magariaf , the " National Front for the Salvation of Libya " broadcast opposition propaganda into Libya . Magariaf dedicated himself to overthrowing the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya with violence . In response , Gaddafi later targeted Al-Magariaf . Subsequent to the founding of the National Front for the Salvation of Libya , el-Magariaf is one of few people who knew he was targeted by Gaddafi 's bombing of UTA Flight 772 in 1989
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
Mohammed Magariaf