Smoke billows from Libya’s parliament compound amid reports that heavily armed gunmen stormed into the building Sunday. Gunfire is heard in the capital city and an official tells Reuters that men had descended on the General National Congress, raiding lawmakers’ offices and setting the building on fire. One resident said the attackers later left the site and that armed locals are now protecting the area. (Reuters/AOL)
Heavily Armed Gunmen Stormed Libyan Parliament (Video)
Smoke billows from Libya’s parliament compound amid reports that heavily armed gunmen stormed into the building Sunday.
A Libyan army soldier stands guard sitting on an antiaircraft truck during the handover of the Nawaseen military compound, which was the headquarters of Libyan militias, in Souk al-Juma district, Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. AP Photo/Manu Brabo
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