A car bomb exploded outside a police station in Benghazi, Libya on November 4, 2012. The violence continues in the post-Gaddafi North African state., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Intelligence HQ in Libyan capital under grenade attack, militias clash outside
4 November, 2012, 15:19
RT.com
Libya’s intelligence headquarters has been struck by a rocket propelled grenade as two rival militia groups clashed in Tripoli, says Al Arabiya TV.
At least five people have been injured, while the building has been partially destroyed, RT's Paula Slier reports.
According to Al Jazeera the two militia groups clashed as one gang was trying to rescue one of its members, who had been captured by the other gang.
The Central Tripoli Hospital also came under fire as militiamen attacked one another.
Earlier on Sunday a car bomb targeted a police station in the city of Benghazi injuring three police officers.
The attacks come just days after some 100 civilians and self-proclaimed rebels broke into the Libyan National General Congress, forcing the parliament to postpone a vote on a new cabinet.
More than a year after Muammar Gaddafi`s regime was dismantled, the country is still torn by clashes between armed militias, with the current government failing to restrain them.
Another problem is Libyan fragmentation, with numerous tribes confronting one another. On Saturday several thousand Libyans rallied for autonomy of the east, which has vast oil resources.
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