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At least seven people were killed inclasheson 23 March west of Tripoli between tribesmen and forces loyal to Libya'sunrecognised government. The violence occurred in the village of At Tuwaybiyah, 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the capital. An armed group from Wirshiffana attacked At Tuwaybiyah town with heavy weapons, burned some houses and kidnapped some of the townsmen. The confrontation broke out a day after a member of the tribal forces had been beaten to death with a stick by a woman in At Tuwaybiyah as he tried to rob her home. |