A perpetual rough: sand, shells, "browns" of Libyan golf


  • Golf
  • Wednesday, 30 Oct 2013

Mohamed Sobhy, 10, plays golf near the beach in Tripoli September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Among the rubbish-strewn bushes and occasional bullet shells on the rocky ground, nine flimsy flags flapping in the breeze mark the holes of a golf course along Tripoli's Mediterranean coast.

The occasional volley of automatic rifle fire in the distance is yet another of the unique "hazards", and a reminder of the chaos that still reigns in many parts of Libya.

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