13 people killed, more than 130 wounded in Tripoli clashes -state news agency

      
At least 13 people killed and more than 130 were wounded in hours of clashes between militiamen, police and armed residents in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Friday, state news agency Lana said.
   
The ministry of health called on people to donate blood as wounded continued to arrive at hospitals, Lana said.

Libya is struggling to contain scores of rival militia gangs and former fighters who refuse to disarm and challenge the central government two years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising.        

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All armed militias need to leave Tripoli, without exception, Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Friday in his first comments after the worst fighting in the capital for months between militiamen and armed residents.

"The existence of weapons outside the army and police is dangerous," Zeidan told reporters. "All armed militias need to leave Tripoli, without exception."


REUTERS