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Heavy gunfire at Libyan parliament | Heavy gunfire at Libyan parliament |
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There has been heavy fighting outside the Libyan interim parliament in the capital Tripoli. | |
MPs fled the building after heavily armed attackers tried to storm it. Some eyewitnesses say the gunmen were from the powerful Zintan Brigade of former rebel fighters. | |
However a spokesman for a retired general, Khalifa Haftar, claimed his forces had carried out the assault. | |
Authorities are struggling to contain militias that control parts of Libya. | Authorities are struggling to contain militias that control parts of Libya. |
A planned new constitution remains unwritten and the country has had three prime ministers since March. | |
The situation in Tripoli remains unclear, with some reports suggesting parliament had advance warning of the attack and suspended its session. | |
Other local reports suggest some MPs may have been taken hostage. | |
Gen Haftar's forces on Friday launched a major air-and-ground attack against Islamist militants in the eastern of Benghazi, prompting the government to declare a no-fly-zone there. | |
At least 70 people died in the fighting. |