Libya: Protesters Attack Libyan Lawmakers

In an effort to force passage of Libya's controversial "Political Isolation" law, some 500 protesters on Tuesday trapped legislators inside the Meteorological Institute near Tripoli, 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.

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