Libya observes official day of mourning

Marking the 12th anniversary of US airstrikes against Libya, today was declared a national day of mourning across Libya. A decision released by the secretary of the Libyan People's Committee, Muhammad al-Manjoush, called for a stop to communications and telecommunications between Libya and the outer world and to ban Libyans from traveling to the US and UK on this day.

The decision also called on Libyans to wear black all day.