Clashes break out in Tripoli’s Janzour district
The Fursan Janzour (Janzour Knights) Brigade in a district western Tripoli has engaged in clashes with groups from the Tribes Army of western Libya – mainly from Wershefana and Zintan provinces – Thursday night.
According to sources from the district of Janzour, the two armed groups clashed at Bridge 17 checkpoint over an act of kidnap attempted by a Wershefana person against a person from Janzour.
No immediate reports about casualties have been published on media yet.
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