Firefight at Libyan government building shows continued insecurity

Smoke rises after an attack on Administrative Control Authority in Tripoli, Libya August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes erupted at a government building in central Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over the leadership of a state institution, its head said, underscoring the volatility and insecurity in Libya https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/untangling-crisis-libya-2021-06-22 months before a planned election.

Pickup trucks carrying fighters rushed to the street where the Administrative Control Agency (ACA) is based, a Reuters witness said, amid the sound of gunfire and as black smoke rose overhead.