TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Heavy fighting erupted on Saturday between rival militias in Libya's capital, hours after the new U.N. special envoy said he planned to visit Tripoli as early as next week to try to broker a ceasefire.
Gunfire and shelling with Grad rockets and artillery guns could be heard from the early morning near the airport and several residential parts of Tripoli.
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