Death toll from Libyan clashes rises to 31 - doctor

Protesters run after an attack on a Libyan militia, the Libya Shield brigade, headquarters in Benghazi, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed in hours of clashes between protesters and a militia in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday, a doctor said on Sunday.

The continued existence of myriad militias, nearly two years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, is a growing source of public resentment, but the authorities have relied on some armed groups to help keep order in a country awash in weapons.