| 5,641,321 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
In retaliation for Sunday's death, friends and family of the deceased attacked the police station at Martyrs Square early on Monday. Two policemen were kidnapped from the station during the attack and are now being held in Mitiga base. |
| 5,641,325 |
27.03766 |
14.42832 |
Libya |
|
Armed militiamen on Tuesday blocked a key road leading to an airport in southern Libya to protest against the alleged abduction in Tripoli of their commander, an official said.Al-Lachi al-Mahdi, a member of the Toubou tribe, was reportedly kidnapped in the capital on Monday. |
| 5,641,329 |
32.11766 |
20.12928 |
Libya |
|
Three Libyan soldiers died in a bomb attack on their patrol in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military spokesman said on Wednesday, updating an earlier toll. "An explosive device that was concealed in a rubbish bin blew up near a patrol of the Al-Khandak Brigades," killing one soldier on the spot while the other two later died of their injuries, |
| 5,641,332 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
Ministry of Social Affairs staff protest against minister. |
| 5,641,335 |
24.5 |
13 |
Libya |
|
Guards at a southern Libyan oil field have shut down the facility in protest over back pay and are demanding better living conditions, an oil official said Friday. The official from the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex said that 45 guards on Thursday forced the closure of the Elephant field, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) southwest of Tripoli. |
| 5,641,338 |
32.11766 |
20.12928 |
Libya |
|
The leader of the autonomy movement, Ahmed al-Zubair, along with tribal and former rebel leaders, declared the eastern region of Cyrenaica as a semi-independent as of June 1. Al-Zubair also announced creation of a separate force to defend the region and collect weapons. |
| 5,641,341 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
The Ministry of the Interior was attacked by some members of its support forces, who tried to attack it with heavy weapons and vehicles |
| 5,641,345 |
24.16667 |
23.26962 |
Libya |
|
A total of 15 people were killed and 5 others injured on the Sudanese-Libyan border when their vehicle overturned in a border guard chase, said Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sunday. |
| 5,641,350 |
26.16667 |
15.11667 |
Libya |
|
A personal feud on Monday sparked clashes between tribes of African and Arab origins in southern Libya, leaving five people dead. The fight between two men from al-Shourafa Arab tribe and Tabu in Zweila town in the southern Fezzan region escalated to clashes between members of the two rival tribes. Warring factions fired light weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at each other. A number of houses and cars were set ablaze. |
| 5,641,353 |
32.08361 |
23.97639 |
Libya |
|
The military police west of Tubruq City seized a Libyan truck carrying 230 cases full of explosives. |
