Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi

Libyans storm Islamist militia base in Benghazi At least four people have been killed and 20 others injured after demonstrators in Benghazi attempted to stom the headquarters of militias based in the eastern Libyan city.

Protesters seized the headquarters of the Ansar al-Sharia militia and evicted its fighters from its bases on Friday night.

 

Hundreds of protesters stormed the compound of one of Libya’s strongest armed Islamic extremist groups in Benghazi on Friday, in the wake of the assault that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.

The armed men at the base for the Ansar al-Shariah militia fired into the air to disperse the crowd, but eventually withdrew from the site with their weapons and vehicles after it was surrounded by waves of protesters shouting