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| Militias clash in the centre of Libyan capital Tripoli | Militias clash in the centre of Libyan capital Tripoli |
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| Clashes have erupted in the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. | Clashes have erupted in the centre of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. |
| Residents reported hearing sustained gunfire and seeing casualties, but the scale of the violence is not clear. | |
| It is also not clear who is involved in the fighting or why it broke out, but Tripoli is still dominated by militias of former rebels from outside the city. | It is also not clear who is involved in the fighting or why it broke out, but Tripoli is still dominated by militias of former rebels from outside the city. |
| The fighting broke out at a building used as intelligence headquarters by the former regime of Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed in October 2011. | The fighting broke out at a building used as intelligence headquarters by the former regime of Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed in October 2011. |
| According to a BBC reporter at the scene, the firefight now appears to be over. | |
| Reports suggest the fighting was between a militia which occupied the bombed out building of Col Gaddafi's intelligence services and forces of the new government who tried to evict them. | |
| There is still considerable concern in Libya over the potential for violence represented by the many militias who overthrew Col Gaddafi, correspondents say. | |
| Ex-rebels who remain organised in militia brigades are visible in many parts of the Libyan capital, and some have taken control of former government buildings, using them as headquarters, AFP reports. |