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Libya's tribal clashes leave 105 dead
Source: BBC
20 June 2012 Last updated at 22:39 GMT
Libya's tribal clashes leave 105 dead
Recent tribal clashes in western Libya left 105 people dead and some 500 injured, the government has said.
Government spokesman Nasser al-Manaa said there had been no fighting in the mountainous area since Monday, following the deployment of the army.
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The week-long clashes were seen as a test for Libya's new government, which has struggled to assert its authority.
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Tensions date from the Gaddafi-era, when one tribe was given land expropriated from another, our correspondent says.
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Libya's tribal clashes leave 105 dead
Recent tribal clashes in western Libya left 105 people dead and some 500 injured, the government has said.
Government spokesman Nasser al-Manaa said there had been no fighting in the mountainous area since Monday, following the deployment of the army.
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The week-long clashes were seen as a test for Libya's new government, which has struggled to assert its authority.
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Tensions date from the Gaddafi-era, when one tribe was given land expropriated from another, our correspondent says.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18529139
