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| Libyan parliament comes under gunfire in Tripoli | Libyan parliament comes under gunfire in Tripoli |
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| There has been heavy fighting outside the Libyan interim parliament in the capital Tripoli. | 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. | 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 paramilitary force backing retired general Khalifa Haftar claimed it was behind the assault. | However, a paramilitary force backing retired general Khalifa Haftar claimed it was behind 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. | A planned new constitution remains unwritten and the country has had three prime ministers since March. |
| No-fly zone | No-fly zone |
| On Sunday, the gunmen launched their assault on parliament in armoured vehicles. Black smoke rose above the building as militiamen loyal to the government responded. | On Sunday, the gunmen launched their assault on parliament in armoured vehicles. Black smoke rose above the building as militiamen loyal to the government responded. |
| The building was largely empty, with reports that officials had been warned in advance and had left the area. | The building was largely empty, with reports that officials had been warned in advance and had left the area. |
| The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the sporadic rumble of heavy arms being fired was heard across the city as the militiamen withdrew to their bases. | The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the sporadic rumble of heavy arms being fired was heard across the city as the militiamen withdrew to their bases. |
| Later on Sunday, Gen Haftar's militia - which calls itself the "Libyan National Army" - issued a statement demanding the suspension of parliament. | Later on Sunday, Gen Haftar's militia - which calls itself the "Libyan National Army" - issued a statement demanding the suspension of parliament. |
| On Friday the group launched a major air-and-ground attack against Islamist militants in the eastern of Benghazi. | On Friday the group launched a major air-and-ground attack against Islamist militants in the eastern of Benghazi. |
| The government condemned the attack and declared a no-fly zone in the city, threatening to shoot down any military aircraft. | The government condemned the attack and declared a no-fly zone in the city, threatening to shoot down any military aircraft. |
| At least 70 people died in the fighting. | At least 70 people died in the fighting. |