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| Gunmen Disperse Sit-In Demo against Libya Parliament |
| 2014-03-03 |
| [An Nahar] Gunmen dispersed a sit-in protest outside Libya's interim parliament overnight, firing in the air and detaining demonstrators, witnesses said on Sunday. "Armed men came firing in the air and they set fire to a tent set up by demonstrators" in front of the General National Congress (GNC), Libya's highest political authority, protester Milad al-Arbi said. He said they detained a number of demonstrators during the incident on Saturday night but was unable to give a figure. On Sunday, residents blocked roads in the area to demand the release of those held, an Agence La Belle France Presse photographer said. According to demonstrators, the gunnies belonged to the Operations Cell of Libyan Revolutionaries, a former rebel group which operates under the command of the GNC. The Congress, elected after the 2011 revolution which ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy ...a reminder that a single man with an idea can change an entire nation, usually for the worse... , has stirred popular anger by extending its mandate, which was due to expire in early February, until the end of December. Under pressure from demonstrators, the GNC has announced that early elections will be held but without setting a date. |
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