Protesters break into Libya's parliament building in Tobruk - witnesses
Protesters stormed Libya's parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk on Friday, demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, Libyan media reported. Protesters had managed to penetrate the building and committed acts of vandalism, while media outlets showed images of thick columns of black smoke coming from its perimeter as angry young protesters burned tyres.
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- Published Date: 10:48 | 01 July 2022
- Modified Date: 11:12 | 01 July 2022
Protesters broke into Libya's parliament in Tobruk on Friday evening and set a fire in front of the building to express their anger towards Libya's warring political parties. Security forces protecting the parliament withdrew from the site, the witnesses added.
Security forces protecting the parliament withdrew from the site, the witnesses added.
Demonstrations took place on Friday in Tobruk, Benghazi and some smaller towns over a failure of government.
Libya has been in chaos since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi. In 2014, it split between warring eastern and western factions before a peace process beginning in 2020 tried to knit the country back together.
However, after a scheduled election was halted in December, the eastern-based parliament said the interim unity government of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah had expired and it appointed Fathi Bashagha to replace him.