Libyan protesters storm the legislature in Tobruk

Protesters on Friday stormed the Libyan House of Representatives building in the eastern city of Tobruk, demonstrating against deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock, Libyan media reported.
Several television channels said that protesters 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 demonstrators burned tires.
Other media reports said that part of the building had been burned.
The building was empty, as Friday is on the weekend in Libya.
The House of Representatives has been based in Tobruk, hundreds of kilometers east of the capital,

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