The death toll from armed clashes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli that erupted late on Monday has risen to 55, officials said on Wednesday, Anadolu news agency reported. The Emergency Medicine and Support Centre said 146 people were also injured in the fighting between the Special Deterrence Force affiliated with the Presidential Council and the 444th Brigade of the National Unity Government. “The centre’s crews were able to evacuate 234 families from the areas of the clashes,” it said. The clashes erupted after Mahmoud Hamza, commander of the 444th Brigade, was arrested by the Special Deterrence Force at the Mitiga International Airport. OPINION: Tripoli latest clashes: triggers and potential consequences
