Libya violence: Gunmen storm oil corporation building (BBC Africa)

An armed group is reported to have stormed the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya’s capital, Tripoli.

Security forces clashed with the armed men at the landmark building in the centre of the city, and several blasts and gunfire could be heard, witnesses say.

Last week, the UN announced a truce between warring militias had been agreed in the capital. Read more