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| Africa North |
| Several Dead as Libya Ex-Rebels Turn on Each Other |
| 2012-01-04 |
| [An Nahar] Armed festivities erupted in the center of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing two, as gunnies traded anti-aircraft and heavy machinegun fire, witnesses said. Meanwhile, ...back at the wine tasting, Vince was about to start tasting his third quart... Al-Arabiya television reported that six people were killed in the fighting. Clashes broke out at a building used as intelligence headquarters by the former regime of slain strongman Muammar Qadaffy ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later... , which was surrounded by former rebel fighters who toppled him last year. Massoud al-Khadar, a member of a local militia, told Agence La Belle France Presse: "Two of our (fighters) were killed in the festivities which began this morning." He said the violence started when a rival militia from Misrata attacked his group based near the former intelligence building. Ex-rebels who remain organized in militia brigades are visible in many parts of the Libyan capital, and some have taken control of former government buildings, using them as headquarters. But witnesses near the scene told AFP earlier that forces linked to the new government's interior ministry may have tried to retake the intelligence building on Tuesday, provoking a clash with the militia group that is currently occupying it. While those reports could not be independently verified, the interior ministry declined to comment when contacted by AFP, saying only that it would comment on the festivities later Tuesday. AFP sources said faceless myrmidons had blocked traffic from reaching the building, even as two ambulances tried to access the area of unrest, with witnesses reporting a number of injuries. Many gunnies could also be seen circulating in the area and the situation remained chaotic, according to AFP news hounds on the scene. A vehicle belonging to a former rebel group based in the area and equipped with a microphone and loudspeakers was touring the neighborhood's streets, urging residents who are not armed to leave. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 *giggle* |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-01-04 15:19 |
| #3 "Son of a pig!" "Daughter of a camel!" "HAVEATYOU!" "Gesundheit!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-01-04 13:25 |
| #2 "Armed festivities erupted in the center of the Started? Same thing, 35 years ago. Just change the Arab city and country. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-01-04 10:35 |
| #1 And so it starts. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-01-04 05:11 |