Libya could fall into "bottomless pit"

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Head Mustafa Abdel Jalil warned on Sunday the country could be heading towards a "bottomless pit". The statement came after protesters stormed a government office in Benghazi when he was inside. Libya could fall into "bottomless pit" A crowd of about 200 protesters demanding the resignation of the Libyan government smashed windows and forced their way into the NTC's local headquarters late on Saturday. "We are going through a political movement that can take the country to a bottomless pit. There is something behind these protests that is not for the good of the country," Jalil stressed. “The people have not given the government enough time and the government does not have enough money. Maybe there are delays, but the government has only been working for two months. Give them a chance, at least two months," Reuters reported him as saying. Jalil also said he had met with religious leaders and protesters to discuss their grievances. The Saturday protest is the most serious show of anger at the new authorities since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted. Mustafa Abdel Jalil (Beta, file) Tanjug

Libya could fall into "bottomless pit"

A crowd of about 200 protesters demanding the resignation of the Libyan government smashed windows and forced their way into the NTC's local headquarters late on Saturday.

"We are going through a political movement that can take the country to a bottomless pit. There is something behind these protests that is not for the good of the country," Jalil stressed.

“The people have not given the government enough time and the government does not have enough money. Maybe there are delays, but the government has only been working for two months. Give them a chance, at least two months," Reuters reported him as saying.

Jalil also said he had met with religious leaders and protesters to discuss their grievances.

The Saturday protest is the most serious show of anger at the new authorities since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted.