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Why did clashes break out in Libya’s Tripoli?

The escalation follows months of relative peace in Libya's capital, Tripoli [File: Hazem Ahmed/Reuters]

The worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, authorities have said.

The death toll from the fighting was announced on Wednesday by Tripoli’s health authorities, which also said 146 people had been injured.

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