Gunmen demanding the sacking of former officials of the ousted Kadhafi regime surrounded the justice ministry on Tuesday, stepping up an action started at the foreign ministry, an official said.
"Several armed men in vehicles equipped with anti-aircraft guns surrounded the ministry of justice," spokesman Walid Ben Rabha told AFP.
"They asked the minister and staff present to leave their offices and close the ministry." An AFP photographer saw more than 20 pick-up trucks loaded with machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers and said they had blocked access to the building.
Dozens of gunmen making the same demand have kept the foreign ministry under siege since Sunday, paralysing its work.
The interior ministry and national television station have also been attacked.
On Monday, angry police officers firing their guns in the air stormed the interior ministry demanding higher wages.
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has denounced the encircling of the foreign ministry and other such attacks.
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"Several armed men in vehicles equipped with anti-aircraft guns surrounded the ministry of justice," spokesman Walid Ben Rabha told AFP.
"They asked the minister and staff present to leave their offices and close the ministry." An AFP photographer saw more than 20 pick-up trucks loaded with machine guns, anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers and said they had blocked access to the building.
Dozens of gunmen making the same demand have kept the foreign ministry under siege since Sunday, paralysing its work.
The interior ministry and national television station have also been attacked.
On Monday, angry police officers firing their guns in the air stormed the interior ministry demanding higher wages.
Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has denounced the encircling of the foreign ministry and other such attacks.
read more >>
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