Tripoli mosque bulldozed by hardline Islamists

Ultra-conservative Islamists are being blamed for the latest attack on a mosque in Libya. A shrine at the Sha’ab mosque in Tripoli was partially bulldozed in broad daylight on Saturday. Residents claim the country’s military police did not stop graves outside the mosque being demolished.

The destruction comes after a similar assault on a mosque in the city of Zlitan, about 160 kilometres southeast of the capital on Friday. (...)