Community leaders, officials and ex-rebel commanders from the Libyan port of Misrata have urged militias from the city to leave Tripoli within 72 hours

Community leaders, officials and ex-rebel commanders from the Libyan port of Misrata have urged militias from the city to leave Tripoli within 72 hours, after they were involved in deadly weekend clashes in the capital.
  
A militia of former rebels from Misrata who fought the regime of dictator Moamer Gaddafi in 2011 opened fire on protesters in Tripoli, sparking unrest that killed at least 43 people.
  
A statement issued late on Sunday suggested the clashes resulted from a plan to "undermine (Misrata's) image and show it as if it were the only obstacle to the construction of the state".
  
Demonstrators protesting against militias on Friday in Tripoli's Gharghour neighborhood were fired upon from villas occupied by fighters from Misrata, who killed several protesters before rival militias swept in.
  
At least 43 people were killed and another 450 were wounded in the deadliest unrest to hit the capital since the fall of Gaddafi.
  
The defense ministry had ordered the demolition of the villas, previously home to supporters of the Gaddafi regime before they were seized by rebels in 2011, before cancelling the decision later.