Libyan militants have announced the suspension of the parliament after they assaulted lawmakers. The announcement was made by Colonel Mukhtar Fernana on Sunday night, on behalf of assailants loyal to a retired general.
He said the country’s constitutional assembly should take over the parliament. Fernana said the government of acting Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni would serve as care-taker cabinet until new general elections are held. He said Sunday’s attack on parliament was not a coup, but "a correct way following the revolutionary spirit". Fernana said Libya can’t be a hotbed for terrorism.
In this image made from video provided by the Libyan national army via AP Television, smoke rises over the parliament area after troops of Gen. Khalifa Hifter targeted Islamist lawmakers and officials at the parliament in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, May 18, 2014.
