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| Protesters attack Libyan lawmakers |
| 2013-03-08 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] In an effort to force passage of Libya's controversial "Political Isolation" law, some 500 protesters on Tuesday trapped politicians inside the Meteorological Institute near Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... , Libya Herald reported on Wednesday (March 6th). The General National Congress (GNC) members had moved to the Crimea site from their building near the Rixos hotel to avoid the confrontation, but the demonstrators had reportedly been tipped off about the change of venue. Nasiriyah representative Juma Sayah was attacked and beaten as he tried to flee the premises, while GNC President Mohamed Magarief came under fire as he drove away from the building. Bullets smashed the side windows of the president's vehicle but failed to penetrate a second internal glass shield. The car was also equipped with run-flat tyres. "There was no security," said Union for Homeland leader Abdulrahman Sewehli. The day-long standoff did not end in a vote on the bill, which would ban any former Qadaffy regime official from holding office. |
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