2 Libyan MPs shot and wounded by protesters: speaker
A Libyan protester stands next burning tyres as residents block a street in the capital Tripoli on March 2, 2014. By Mahmud Turkia (AFP)
Tripoli (Libya) (AFP) - Two members of Libya's interim parliament were shot and wounded when protesters stormed the General National Congress on Sunday, said the speaker of the assembly.
"Two members (of the GNC) were hit by bullets when they tried to leave the venue in their cars," Nuri Abu Sahmein said on Al-Nabaa television station, blaming "armed protesters" for the shooting.