LAST UPDATE: 14:50 Fighting between armed groups that broke out overnight Friday into Saturday in Tripoli, amid political chaos and conflict between the two governments vying for power, killed 32 people and wounded 159 others, according to the latest tally the Ministry of Health of Libya announced today. Calm returned to Tripoli today after clashes […]
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Libya: Exchanges of fire and explosions in Tripoli amid political confrontation
Heavy firefights erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight and continued into the day, with rival political forces exchanging heavy fire and the sound of several powerful explosions echoing across the city. The clashes took place in central Tripoli when one of the capital’s most powerful groups launched an attack on a rival force’s base, […]