Tripoli - The casualties from the clashes that started on Friday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli rose to 43, with 460 injured.
On Thursday, a fierce fight erupted between some militia groups in central Tripoli, killing two people and injuring many others.
Residents in the capital then called for a general strike and launched a civil disobedience campaign to protest the presence of militias.
On Friday, hundreds of people rallied in front of the Al Quds Mosque in downtown Tripoli to urge the armed groups to leave the capital.
The protesters later headed to a base of a Misrata militia in southwestern Tripoli and clashed with some armed men, who opened fire with heavy machine guns.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has urged rival militias to stay out of Tripoli in an attempt to keep the peace.
Two years after the 2011 uprising, the Libyan authorities are still struggling to rein in tens of armed militia groups roaming the country.
Murders and kidnappings of security officers as well as political activities are registered on a daily basis, leaving a number of people dead. – Xinhua-SAnews.gov.za
