Image copyright Reuters Image caption Smoke and broken windows were visible at the National Oil Corporation (NOC) building. An armed group has stormed the Tripoli headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya. A security official at the site said at least two staff members and two gunmen have been killed in the attack. "The death toll so far is two killed from NOC staff and two attackers," said Ahmad Ben Salim, spokesman for the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) force, according to Reuters. The National Oil Corporation in Tripoli is the only internationally recognized oil body - they have consistently been the only institution that is in control of global oil sales from the conflict-ridden country.

Source: Libya Today September 10, 2018 09:31 UTC