Gunfight Erupts near Saadi Gadhafi Beach House in Tripoli
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A gunbattle erupted Wednesday near the beach house of slain Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s son, Saadi, in central Tripoli, Agence France Presse correspondents reported.
Thick smoke billowed from near the house as rival militias, using heavy machineguns, clashed in the mostly business district not far from luxurious hotels like Corinthia Bab al-Africa and the yet-to-open J W Mariott.
The cause was unclear, but some witnesses said the militias were fighting for control of the house.
Saadi fled Libya across its southern frontier to Niger in August during the fall of Tripoli that ended his authoritarian father's 42-year regime.
02 February 2012, 05:55
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The new leadership in Libya did not close ranks quickly enough and seize power strongly enough and now there are clashes among different groups. They need to come up with a power sharing structure that includes enough major players in the revolution to maintain peace and disarm the smaller groups (either by convincing them or by force) to move the country towards peace and prosperity.
