15/10/2011 12:51
Protests in Tripoli continue
Gunfights broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday between supporters of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the National Transitional Council (NTC), raising fears of an insurgency against the country's new rulers, teh Reuters reports.
Friday's battles appeared to be isolated and and involve only dozens of pro-Gaddafi fighters, but it was the first sign of armed resistance to the NTC in the city since its rebel brigades seized the capital and ended Gaddafi's 42-year rule in August.
Hundreds of NTC fighters in pick-up trucks shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) careered towards the Abu Salim neighbourhood, a centre of support for Gaddafi, and the two sides exchanged automatic and heavy machinegun fire.