Libya sacks Defence Minister over deadly clashes

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Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan on Thursday sacked Defence Minister Mohammed al-Berghathi following deadly clashes in the capital Tripoli, Libyan media reported.
Zidan announced al-Berghathi's sacking at a news conference in Tripoli after two days of clashes among rival armed militias in the city/
The clashes, according to the independent news agency Solidarity Press, left five people dead and 97 injured.
The government on Thursday said it would remove illegal militias from Tripoli, while the army will be re-positioned on the city's outskirts.
The fighting started on Tuesday and spilled over into several areas of Tripoli, prompting the closure of the road to the Tripoli airport for several hours on Wednesday, said security officials.
In the southern city of Sebha, two civilians, including a Nigerian, were killed and 17 wounded late on Wednesday in three car bombings, reported the official news agency LANA.
The explosions occurred in three different places, targeting a shopping area, a security building and a hotel in Sebha, located 750 kilometres south of Tripoli.
Libya's new leaders have been struggling to assert their authority and re-establish security in the North African country since the overthrow of Moamer Gaddafi in 2011.

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