Smoke billows from Libya's parliament compound amid reports that heavily armed gunmen stormed into the building Sunday.<br/> <br />Gunfire is heard in the capital city and an official tells Reuters that men had descended on the General National Congress, raiding lawmakers' offices and setting the building on fire.<br/> <br />One resident said the attackers later left the site and that armed locals are now protecting the area.<br/> <br />Libya's parliament has been paralyzed by divisions between Islamist parties and more nationalist rivals. Many Libyans blame the congress for their failure to move toward a democratic transition since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
