DHAKA: Heavy shooting from guns and anti-aircraft weapons erupted early on Tuesday in the Libyan capital Tripoli.

The fighting occurred between militias in the eastern Suq al-Juma area, said a militia source with government ties, adding that he had no further information.

Media reporters in Tripoli could hear intermittent gunfire for three hours, says The Jerusalem Post.

An interior ministry official told Reuters he had no information about the shooting. A defence ministry official declined to comment, while no other officials were immediately available.

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