Libyans storm militia building after giant protest in wake of attack on US consulate

[Comrade Grumpy]

28. Attack on pro-government militia, 11 dead

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/libyan-islamist-militia-swept-out-of-benghazi-bases-8165538.html

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In a dramatic sign of Libya's fragility, after sweeping through Ansar's bases the crowd went on to attack a pro-government militia, believing them to be Islamists, triggering an armed response in which at least 11 people were killed and more than 60 wounded.

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"People in Benghazi and all over Libya want to get these militias under control ... The overwhelming feeling is against any element that keeps the situation unstable."

The second half of last night's protest proved his point. Continuing to chant anti-Ansar slogans, the crowd, swelling into the thousands, moved on to attack a separate compound where the powerful pro-government Rafallah al-Sahati militia, safeguarding a big weapons store, opened fire on the assailants.

As looters later tried to leave the scene, vigilantes wielding clubs and machetes tried to prevent them driving off with heavy weapons. Officials at three hospitals told a Reuters correspondent they had a total of five dead and more than 60 wounded from the night's violence. Police found six more dead bodies near the compound this morning, police officer Ahmed Ali Agouri said.

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Arwa Damon on CNN speculated that it was Gaddafi loyalists attacking the second militia base, but that doens't appear to be the case.