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Libya army deploys on Tripoli streets after clashes

By AFP
Libya Members of the Tripoli Rebels Brigade militia patrol a main road in Tajura, 15 kms from the capital on November 16, 2013.  By Mahmud Turkia AFPFile
NOV 18, 2013 LISTEN
Members of the Tripoli Rebels Brigade militia patrol a main road in Tajura, 15 kms from the capital on November 16, 2013. By Mahmud Turkia (AFP/File)

Tripoli (AFP) - Dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles deployed Monday on the streets of the Libyan capital after deadly weekend clashes sparked by an anti-militia protest, an AFP correspondent and witnesses said.

"A number of units of the national army are about to enter the city of Tripoli from several areas in order to secure it," the government said in a statement.

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