Truckloads of armed men attack Libyan prime minister's office

News agencies reported that ambulances rushed to the scene, but no information on the number of casualties was immediately available. The prime minister, Abdel Rahim el-Keeb, was reportedly away from the building at the time.

The attackers were believed to be militiamen from Yafran, a town in the Nafusa Mountains about 80 miles southwest of the capital, who were demanding payment for their work in fighting the forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and securing the area after his defeat. The interim government recently suspended a plan to pay such fighters because of rampant corruption, prompting protests.