Libya ex-rebels mount deadly raid on PM office

May 09, 2012 02:30

Libyan security forces today repelled armed demonstrators who had surrounded and stormed government headquarters in Tripoli, a senior official said, adding one person was killed in clashes.

"One person was killed in the confrontation," interim government spokesman Nasser al-Manaa said, speaking from within the government complex just hours after the attack. And "four people were wounded" in the clashes that broke out when government forces sought to clear the area and open access to the besieged building, he added.

That toll, Manaa said, comprised one of the assailants and three members of the Tripoli High Security Committee, who were asked to rescue the situation after dialogue failed. Earlier, an interior ministry official said at least two guards died. Manaa said only that two guards were "hit" without going into details.

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