Thousands rally to support renegade Libyan general

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Several thousand Libyan protesters took to the streets Friday for a second week to support a renegade general who has launched an armed campaign against Islamist militias in the restive east of the country.

Supporters of Gen. Khalifa Hifter gathered in the capital, Tripoli, the eastern city of Benghazi and elsewhere, protesting against the Islamist-led parliament and its newly appointed prime minister, chanting: “The army of dignity is coming.” They also raised banners reading: “Our people and army fighting terrorism.”