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NTC forces, Gaddafi supporters clash in Libyan capital

14 October 2011 19:06 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Forces of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) and some supporters of fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi exchanged gunfire in Abu Salim neighborhood in southern Tripoli on Friday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Witnesses near Abu Salim told Xinhua that shootings between the two sides occurred, after a number of pro-Gaddafi loyalists, who were armed, tried to raise a Gaddafi-era green national flag in the area.

There is no immediate detail on the casualties of the incident, as well as the real identity of the Gaddafi supporters.

But a source close to the NTC said there were planned demonstrations by the remnant Gaddafi supporters in Tripoli on Friday, a weekend day when almost all businesses in the city are closed.

This is the first fierce clash between the two sides since the NTC fighters took the control of the Libyan capital in late August.