Nakon što je proglašen "personom non grata" u bugarskoj, al-Furis je poveo grupu Libijaca na upad i preuzimanje kontrole nad diplomatskom misijom te sjevernoafričke zemlje u Sofiji.
Once he was announced "persona non grata" in Bulgaria, al-Furis led a group of Libyans in storming and taking control of the North African country's diplomatic mission in Sofia.