Libya: Protestors storm parliament in Tobruk
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Libyan media report that protestors stormed parliament in Tobruk, with others reports saying part of the building was burned.
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From the protests in December 2020 (AP)
According to reports by Libyan media, protestors stormed Libya's parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk on Friday.
The protestors were demonstrating against worsening living conditions and the political deadlock that has plagued the country for months.
Some television channels said protestors managed to enter the building and commit acts of vandalism, with others saying part of the building was burned.
The building was empty, as Friday falls on the weekend in Libya.
Libya's parliament has been based in Tobruk, hundreds of kilometers east of the capital, since the country's east-west schism began in 2014.
Images revealed that protestors were able to smash part of a gate leading to parliament with a bulldozer, with others setting the cars of some officials on fire. Others still were throwing official documents into the air, while committing acts of vandalism.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Geneva, quoting a UN source, reported on Wednesday that the Libyan parties have reached an understanding with a document expected to be signed.
The source said that "the document to be signed is very important, and will open the door to a serious path towards the elections," adding that "the document will be presented to the Libyan authorities and parties, to be approved before moving to the implementation phase."
