War in Libya:Central Tripoli under fire + Related News

Laaska News Oct. 14,2011

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Severe battles are on in the center of the Libyan capital of Tripoli between the supporters of the overthrown leaders Muammar Gaddafi and the troops of the the Transitional National Council.

According to local residents, in the district of Abu Salim, a group of 20-50 of Gaddafi’s supporters shouted slogans in defense of Gaddafi and then opened gunfire.
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NTC forces, Gaddafi supporters clash in Libyan capital

TRIPOLI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — Forces of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) and some supporters of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi exchanged gunfire in Abu Salim neighborhood in southern Tripoli on Friday, witnesses said.

Witnesses near Abu Salim told Xinhua that shootings between the two sides occurred, after a number of pro-Gaddafi loyalists, who were armed, tried to raise a Gaddafi-era green national flag in the area.

There is no immediate detail on the casualties of the incident, as well as the real identity of the Gaddafi supporters.

But a source close to the NTC said there were planned demonstrations by the remnant Gaddafi supporters in Tripoli on Friday, a weekend day when almost all businesses in the city are closed.

This is the first fierce clash between the two sides since the NTC fighters took the control of the Libyan capital in late August.

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