01:06Russia: Al-Qaeda rules Libya, say protesters
Russia: Al-Qaeda rules Libya, say protesters
Protesters sympathetic to former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi rallied in front of the Libyan embassy in Moscow Friday, decrying what they believe is the growing influence of al-Qaeda and other groups in the North African nation. Some protesters held placards and waved flags bearing images of the former leader.
The protesters from the Anti-globalisation Movement of Russia and the "Za Kaddafi" organisation demanded the embassy's staff be expelled because they are serving foreign agendas, not the will of Libya's people. Bassem al-Hashemi Sol, the press secretary of a Libyan tribal association who had come to Moscow for a visit, burned a Libyan flag in front of the embassy, saying that his country is ruled by "traitors, militias and al-Qaeda", going on to state that "al-Qaeda openly rules Libya".
Instability within Libya has been widespread following the removal and execution of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
01:06Russia: Al-Qaeda rules Libya, say protesters
Protesters sympathetic to former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi rallied in front of the Libyan embassy in Moscow Friday, decrying what they believe is the growing influence of al-Qaeda and other groups in the North African nation. Some protesters held placards and waved flags bearing images of the former leader.
The protesters from the Anti-globalisation Movement of Russia and the "Za Kaddafi" organisation demanded the embassy's staff be expelled because they are serving foreign agendas, not the will of Libya's people. Bassem al-Hashemi Sol, the press secretary of a Libyan tribal association who had come to Moscow for a visit, burned a Libyan flag in front of the embassy, saying that his country is ruled by "traitors, militias and al-Qaeda", going on to state that "al-Qaeda openly rules Libya".
Instability within Libya has been widespread following the removal and execution of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.