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Heavy gunfire at Libyan parliament | |
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Heavy gunfire has been heard outside the Libyan interim parliament in the capital Tripoli. | |
MPs fled the building after gunmen attacked it. There are reports that supporters of a rogue officer, Khalifa Haftar, carried out the assault. | |
His forces launched a major air-and-ground attack on Benghazi in the east on Friday, prompting the government to declare a no-fly-zone there. | |
Authorities are struggling to contain militias that control parts of Libya. |