70 killed in Libya tribal clashes

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Tripoli - Three days of clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sabha have killed more than 70 people, Libyan government spokesman Nasser al-Manaa said on Wednesday.

"It is regrettable that more than 70 people have been killed and more than 150 have been wounded," since Monday the desert town of Sebha, the spokesman told a news conference in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Earlier local officials said the fighting pitted the Toubou tribe against Arab tribes in Sebha had eased and efforts to secure a truce were underway Wednesday but the Toubou claimed they were facing a "massacre." - Sapa-AFP



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