Hundreds of migrants trapped in detention centres in Libyan capital after clashes


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Aug 2018

TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants have been abandoned without food or water in government-run detention centres in the Libyan capital after guards fled from clashes between rival armed groups in the past few days, aid workers said on Wednesday.

Tripoli has been shaken since the weekend by fighting between rival groups vying for power and state funds, a recurring theme in the North African country since the messy overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.

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