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Added on the 17/05/2022 10:32:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Smoke billows following overnight violent clashes between two main armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli and its suburbs, forcing the city's only civilian airport to suspend flights and evacuate aircraft parked on the runway to another city. IMAGES
Members of 444 Brigade, which is affiliated with Libya's Ministry of Defence, man positions in an area that saw an overnight gun battle in Tripoli's suburb of Ain Zara in a bid to prevent further fighting between armed groups. At least 13 people have been killed in fighting that flared overnight between armed groups in Tripoli, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital in months of rising political tensions. IMAGES
Clashes erupt between Islamic State fighters and forces loyal to the Tripoli-based government from the Misrata brigade at the entrance of Sirte in northern Libya. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A bomb blast in the western part of the Libyan capital Tripoli claimed by Islamic State leaves 5 security personnel wounded, one seriously. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Vehicles were torched and protesters clashed with police in a night of violence outside the Sri Lankan president's home on Thursday as anger built against a dire economic crisis. IMAGES