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,
May 27, 2021 at 11:01 am
Stephanie Williams joined the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) two years ago as deputy to the then mission head Ghassan Salame. In March last year she took centre stage as the acting UN envoy to Libya after Salame resigned for health reasons. She left in February, but only after creating hope for Libya as she noted in an article co-authored with her former boss. The pair are now busy writing a book about their experiences as UN mediators.
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