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Libya clashes kill 'at least 36' in Benghazi | Libya clashes kill 'at least 36' in Benghazi |
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At least 36 people have been killed in clashes between Libyan government troops and Islamist militants in the city of Benghazi, reports say. | |
The attack came as the militants attacked troops in the city centre. | |
Intense fighting near Tripoli airport killed another 23 people, reports say. | |
Militias controlling large parts of the country are responsible for Libya's worst violence since the 2011 uprising that toppled Col Muammar Gaddafi, correspondents say. | |
On Saturday, the US evacuated its embassy in the capital, Tripoli. | |
The UN and Turkey have also withdrawn their diplomatic staff. | |
With no army, Libya's central government has increasingly lost control over the country to rogue and powerful militias in the last two years, says the BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli. |