Libyan unity government starts work from 'secured' Tripoli naval base

Fayez Seraj, Libyan prime minister-designate under the proposed unity government, attends a meeting with officials of municipal council of Tripoli in Tripoli, Libya, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital.

The government's leaders arrived at the naval base by ship from Tunisia on Wednesday in a high-risk bid to take power, after being prevented from flying in when opponents closed down Tripoli's airspace.