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PM of Libya's UN-backed gov't arrives in Tripoli

Xinhua, March 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Libyan Prime Minister and head of the UN-backed Presidential Council Fayez Serraj and other members of the council arrived in the capital city of Tripoli on Wednesday from Tunisia by sea.

Tripoli is controlled by the so-called Libya Dawn militias, a coalition of armed groups that have taken over the capital in 2014 and brought back the expired General National Congress (parliament), creating the current political division of the country.

Tripoli's self-proclaimed government announced the state of emergency on Friday following reports about the entry of four members of the presidential council to Tripoli.

Tripoli's government also closed the airspace for several hours on Sunday and Monday.

Tripoli's prime minister Khalifa Ghwell said in a statement on Tuesday that the reason for closing the airspace was to "protect the lives of the people after the Presidential Council's inappropriate behavior."

The council and the government of national accord are the result of a UN-sponsored peace agreement between Libya's political factions. However, the unity government faces rejection from both competing authorities in Libya. Endit