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| Monkey incident sparks clashes in southern Libyan city of Sabha, 16 dead |
| 2016-11-20 |
| TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday. According to residents and local reports, the latest bout of violence erupted between two tribes after an incident in which a monkey that belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe attacked a group of schoolgirls who were passing by. The monkey pulled off one of the girls' head scarf, leading men from the Awlad Suleiman tribe to retaliate by killing three people from the Gaddadfa tribe as well as the monkey, according to a resident who spoke to Reuters. City officials could not be reached to confirm the accounts. "There was an escalation on the second and third days with the use of tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons," the resident told Reuters by telephone, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the denigrating security situation. "There are still sporadic clashes and life is completely shut down in the areas where there has been fighting." |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #6 Al Ahram counts 21 dead and over 100 injured. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-11-20 21:03 |
| #5 Racis monkeys |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-11-20 16:46 |
| #4 The monkey pulled off one of the girls' head scarf, leading men from the Awlad Suleiman tribe to retaliate by killing three people from the Gaddadfa tribe as well as the monkey Which was the only Islamic Responseâ„¢ possible, of course |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-11-20 15:29 |
| #3 Perhaps that shopkeeper had been spanking that monkey. |
| Posted by: Sgt.D.T. 2016-11-20 15:25 |
| #2 "There was an escalation on the second and third days with the use of tanks, mortars and other heavy weapons," Quite the commotion over a single primate. For some reason, Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand comes to mind #MonkeyLives Matter |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-11-20 12:13 |
| #1 Obama Nation Building |
| Posted by: John Frum 2016-11-20 09:45 |