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2015-01-31 Africa North
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Tripoli's night of widespread gunfire
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[Libya Herald] A cargo plane is reported to have been burnt out at Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
's Mitiga Airport this morning, after a night of violent festivities and road blocks in several parts of the capital.
The blazing aircraft, which appeared to be an Ilyushin Il-76 was not mentioned on the airport's web site and the incident, which sent a plume of black smoke into the sky, did not seem to have interrupted Mitiga's schedule. Calls to the airport went unanswered.
Posts on social media from people living near Mitiga said that there had been no Arclight airstrike before the aircraft caught fire.
The destruction of the Iluyshin came after a night of road blocks and fighting in several parts of Tripoli. A large kaboom was heard in Ben Ashour in the small hours. Gunfire was reported on the coast road, near the Rixos conference centre, where the rump of the old GNC has still been meeting, in Fashloum, Drebi, Abu Selim and at Camp 77 near Bab Al Aziziya. There were roadblocks of vehicles, burning tyres and rubbish at various point including Dahra and Al-Zawia Street. 
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Posted by Fred 2015-01-31 00:00||
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