17-11-2024 08:48 PM Jerusalem Timing

Tripoli to Bury Dead after Revolt against Militias

Tripoli to Bury Dead after Revolt against Militias

The Libyan capital prepared Saturday to bury its dead after 32 people were killed and almost 400 wounded when a residents’ revolt against militia rule degenerated into armed clashes

The Libyan capital prepared Saturday to bury its dead after 32 people were killed and almost 400 wounded when a residents' revolt against militia rule degenerated into armed clashes.clashes
  
After blasts and gunfire rocked several areas throughout the night, a relative calm returned to Tripoli in the morning with only sporadic Kalashnikov fire in the Ghargour district where the violence flared.
  
The militia at the centre of the bloodshed received reinforcements during the night from its home base in Misrata, 200 kilometres (120 miles) away, and recovered its headquarters in Ghargour.
  
Military police filtered access to the district on Saturday, warning motorists of the risks of gunfire. Witnesses said shots were being fired to welcome the reinforcements rather than in anger. "The latest toll from the health ministry's coordination cell is 32 dead and 391 wounded," said the ministry's information office chief, Amar Mohamed Amar.
  
The government called for a ceasefire after a demonstration calling for the Misrata militia made up of former rebel fighters to leave the capital turned into a deadly confrontation between rival gunmen.