Libyan PM says government safe after army statement


People wave Libyan flags during a demonstration in Benghazi February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Friday the government was safe and security under control after a senior army official called for the parliament to be suspended and the armed forces to "rescue" the country.

Major General Khalifa Haftar, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution against Muammar Gaddafi, called for a presidential committee to be formed to govern until new elections could be held in what he described as a road map for Libya.

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