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At least six people were killed in Tripoli amid clashes

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At least six people were killed in armed clashes in the Libyan capital Tripoli. This was reported on May 13 by the local Lebanon 24 TV channel with reference to the emergency medical center in Tripoli.

"Six people were killed in clashes in the capital Tripoli," the statement said.

It is noted that the bodies of the victims were found in the Abu Salim area, where the clashes took place.

Armed clashes in Tripoli occurred on May 12 after the assassination of the head of the security service at the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdelghani al-Kikli. The local ambulance service reported six casualties. The Russian embassy in the country clarified that it was not affected by the armed clashes.

Later, a local journalist confirmed to Izvestia that electricity had been cut off in some areas of Tripoli as a result of the clashes. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Government of National Unity of Libya announced that the military operation in the capital had been successfully completed.

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