Three killed in tribal clash in Libya

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and eight were wounded in a tribal clash near the Libyan town of Zlitan on Thursday, an official source said, testing transitional efforts to improve security after an uprising ended Muammar Gaddafi's rule. Heavy weaponry was used in the violence, including 14 mm anti-aircraft canons, the source said. The clash was sparked by a dispute between two families from the al-Haly and al-Fawatra tribes. The source could not say what the dispute was about. An army deployment managed to impose a truce between the two warring tribes. ...

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