Announces plans to break up the coast guard. A syrian activist tells al jazeera how he survived a chemical attack. Two dead, Dozens Injured and libyas government in chaos, fighting swept across the capitol tripoli and they launched an attack on parliament and demanded suspension and we will be live at tripoli in a few minutes but first here is his report. Reporter attack on the general national congress, the countrys parliament and tripoli in a war zone. Heavy may sine guns, grenades and weapons were used and fumes of black smoke rising in the air. According to witnesses gunmen driving vehicles stormed the gnc building say they were members of the brigade with bases by the airport and this is in the eastern city of benghazi. And they told al jazeera they declared an open war on the government for supporting what they called extremist and terrorists. On friday forces loyal attacked the bases at benghazi and left dozens of people dead and the general said he was forced to act. Translator
Shop in protest of rebel fighting. And a povert poster boy forl animals. Libyas army chief has deployed armed militia to the capital of tripoli. It follows an attacks on parliament by forces loyal to a former general. Two people were killed in that attack on sunday. Retired general has been conducting a campaign against militias in bengahzi. The government says its actions amount to an attempted coup. Tell us about these armed groups in the capitalcapitol. What is going on there . Reporter let me start with the confirmation that the embasssaudiembassy has closed i, and they are citing security fears. There are other reports that other embassies did the same. Well confirm them once we get it. Now back to your question. The situation in tripoli is calm, however, it is very tense. The crisis that has been going on for the past three dice that started in bengahzi and moved on to tripoli really highlights the week position for the Libyan Government. Those militias are very powerful. They ar
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Tearful south korean president apologizes to the nation once again for the world ferry tragedy and the big sport stories and world and this is one of the most celebrated with the actions of the former World Champion coming up, later in the program. The Libyan Government is insisting that it remains in control of the country despite heavy fighting in two major cities. Gunmen launch attack on parliament on tripoli on sunday and demanded its suspension, an airport in the eastern city of benghazi came under rocket attack early on monday. Dozens have been injured in the violence, many of them are citizens and the man at the center of the unrest is a man vowed to end hard line malitia groups in benghazi and once a top leader for gaddafi and later fought to topple him in the 2011 u upz up raising and they say the actions relate to a coup and we are in tripoli and how is the government handling this, omar . Reporter the caretaker government remains very weak and incapable of reigning in the di