TRIPOLI, May 8 (Reuters) - Armed groups in Tripoli on Friday stormed a hotel where Libya s new Presidency Council meets, the council s spokeswoman said in a social media post, underscoring the continued risks to the unity government.
Unverified images on social media showed armed, uniformed men standing at the entrance to the Corinthia Hotel, but Presidency Council spokeswoman Najwa Wahiba said nobody from the council was in the building.
The groups have voiced anger at the Government of National Unity s Foreign Minister, Najla el-Mangoush.
The Presidency Council, which functions as head of state, was chosen through a United Nations-facilitated process that selected a new Government of National Unity that took office in March, replacing rival administrations in east and west.
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Armed groups in Tripoli on Friday stormed a hotel where Libya’s new Presidency Council meets, the council’s spokesperson said in a social media post, underscoring the continued risks to the unity government.
Unverified images on social media showed armed, uniformed men standing at the entrance to the Corinthia Hotel, but Presidency Council spokesperson Najwa Wahiba said nobody from the council was in the building.
The groups have voiced anger at the Government of National Unity’s Foreign Minister, Najla el-Mangoush.
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Libyan Foreign Minister Najla el-Mangoush speaks as she and European Council President Charles Michel deliver a joint statement, in Tripoli, Libya, April 4, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Armed groups in Tripoli on Friday stormed a hotel where Libyaâs new Presidency Council meets, the councilâs spokeswoman said in a social media post, underscoring the continued risks to the unity government.
Unverified images on social media showed armed, uniformed men standing at the entrance to the Corinthia Hotel, but Presidency Council spokeswoman Najwa Wahiba said nobody from the council was in the building.
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Libya: Armed men raid presidential council HQ
The raid comes amid deep divisions within the unity government over the presence of foreign troops and mercenaries in the conflict-stricken country.
A file picture of armed men opening fire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli
Armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli on late Friday stormed a hotel used as a headquarters by the country s new presidential council.
Unverified images on social media showed armed, uniformed men standing at the entrance to the Corinthia Hotel in the heart of the city. Local press labeled them militias.
Presidential council spokeswoman Najwa Wahiba confirmed that armed men had stormed one of the headquarters where the council meets.