TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias fought a two-hour gunbattle over a luxury beach house being used as a barracks in the Libyan capital on Wednesday, underscoring how volatile the country is following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.
A Reuters reporter heard exchanges of both heavy and light weapons coming from the Tripoli district of El-Saadi beach, a stretch of Mediterranean coast overlooked by office skyscrapers and the Marriott Hotel.
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