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TRIPOLI, May 14 (Xinhua) — At least six people were killed in violent clashes that erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday evening, the local Emergency Medical and Support Center said on Tuesday.
According to him, the bodies of six people were found in the Abu Salim area in the south of the city, where fierce clashes took place.
Libya’s Interior Ministry said Tripoli was “safe and stable” and all services were “effectively carrying out their duties to maintain security and public order.”
Violent clashes between armed groups broke out in Tripoli on Monday, sparked by reports of the death of Abdelghani al-Kikli, who headed the Office for the Maintenance of Security and Stability in the Presidency Council.
Libya has suffered from insecurity and political instability since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011. –0–