(20 Jul 2014) Rival Libyan militias battled for control of the capital's international airport on Sunday, in fighting that killed at least three people, a security official said.
The week-long struggle for the airport was being waged by a powerful militia from the western city of Zintan, which controls the facility, and Islamist-led militias, including fighters from Misrata, east of Tripoli.
The clashes resumed early on Sunday after cease-fire efforts failed.
A security official said the fighting killed two militiamen from Misrata and a civilian who died when a stray rocket hit his house.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to journalists.
A mortar shell struck a Libyan Arab Airlines plane and a column of black smoke could be seen billowing from inside the airport, which has been closed since Monday.
Tripoli is witnessing one of its worst spasms of violence since the ousting of former leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
The rival militias, made up largely of former rebels, have forced a week-long closure of gas stations and government offices.
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