Libyan soldiers block entrance to PM's office to demand pay

Libyan soldiers in charge of securing the prime minister's office blocked cars from leaving the building on Wednesday in protest at not having been paid, officials said. A government spokesman declined to give more details or say whether Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni was in the building located in central Tripoli during the protest. He said the protesters were members of Battalion No 127, which is tasked with securing the prime minister's office. A member of staff at the prime minister's office said protesters were demanding their salaries as they had not been paid for a while.

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