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Libyan militias clash in city of Sabha Libyan minister Hassan al-Droui 'killed in Sirte'
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At least 15 people have been killed and several others injured in clashes between rival tribes in the southern Libyan city of Sabha, officials say. Libya's deputy industry minister has been shot dead during a visit to his hometown of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, reports say.
Local media quoted officials as saying that Hassan al-Droui was killed by unknown gunmen near a central market.
In another development, at least 15 people were killed in clashes between rival tribes in the country's south.
Libya has suffered continuing lawlessness since the overthrow of Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011.
"Hassan al-Droui was killed by unknown attackers overnight, during a visit to his native city of Sirte," a security official told the AFP news agency.
Sirte was the site of the final battle of Libya's civil war, during which Col Gaddafi was captured and shot dead while trying to hide from rebels.
Militia violence
Libya has been struggling to assert itself over up to 1,700 different armed militias, each with their own goals, following Col Gaddafi's death.
In Libya's smaller towns and cities, local groups of armed men still perform many of the duties of the state.
This is especially true in the south of the country, where the arduous task of protecting the open border, which stretches thousands of miles, is carried out largely by ill-equipped and ill-trained local groups.
Deadly clashes broke out between rival tribes in the southern city of Sabha on Saturday,
The fighting was reportedly sparked by the killing of a bodyguard protecting the city's militia leader, a member of the Awlad Suleiman tribe.The fighting was reportedly sparked by the killing of a bodyguard protecting the city's militia leader, a member of the Awlad Suleiman tribe.
Fellow tribesmen accused the rival Toubou of murdering the leader.Fellow tribesmen accused the rival Toubou of murdering the leader.
The violence is the worst between the tribes since they struck a ceasefire agreement in March 2012.The violence is the worst between the tribes since they struck a ceasefire agreement in March 2012.
Members of the Toubou minority tribe live mainly in neighbouring Chad, but are also found in southern Libya, Niger and Sudan.Members of the Toubou minority tribe live mainly in neighbouring Chad, but are also found in southern Libya, Niger and Sudan.
They have in the past complained of not being treated as equals by Arabs from the coastal cities of the north who tend to dominate the country's government and security forces, correspondents say.They have in the past complained of not being treated as equals by Arabs from the coastal cities of the north who tend to dominate the country's government and security forces, correspondents say.
The elected central government has been struggling to assert itself over up to 1,700 different armed militias, each with their own goals, following the uprising and toppling of Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
In Libya's smaller towns and cities, local groups of armed men still perform many of the duties of the state.
This is especially true in the south of the country, where the arduous task of protecting the open border, which stretches thousands of miles, is carried out largely by ill-equipped and ill-trained local groups.