Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Protesters storm Libya congress after prime minister presents government

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Dozens of protesters stormed Libya's national congress on Tuesday as it voted on a proposed government, saying they were unhappy with some of the ministers, a Reuters witness said.

Fewer than 100 people, including civilians and former rebel fighters, charged into the hall as the congress voted on Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's proposed cabinet line-up, which he had named earlier on Tuesday.

Members of the congress were negotiating with the protesters to leave the room, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. The session, aired on Libyan television, was briefly cut off but when it resumed protesters could still be seen in the hall.

(Reporting by Taha Zargoun and Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian)

 
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