- Title: LIBYA: Victims of tribal clashes in Al Kufra are treated in Tripoli
- Date: 24th February 2012
- Summary: TRIPOLI, LIBYA, (FEBRUARY 23, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF TRIPOLI MEDICAL CENTRE TWO WOUNDED MEN IN ICU WOUNDED MAN TRUNCATED LEG VARIOUS OF WOUNDED MAN (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) WOUNDED MAN, SUQEE LASHI, SAYING: "I came out of the house and heard women screaming when I got out. There was also something like a hot wind blowing and I just fell down and found my leg broken and my bones came out." MORE OF ICU WITH WOUNDED PEOPLE IN BED NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS IN TRIPOLI NTC SPOKESPERSON MOHAMMED AL-HARIZY AND CHIEF OF STAFF OF LIBYAN ARMED FORCES YOUSEF AL-MANQOUSH AT THE PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) YOUSEF AL-MANQOUSH, CHIEF OF STAFF OF LIBYAN ARMED FORCES, SAYING: "We managed to communicate with some wise men in the area and we were able to evacuate some of the injured people. We also managed between yesterday and today to provide medical supplies." JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) YOUSEF AL-MANQOUSH, CHIEF OF STAFF OF LIBYAN ARMED FORCES, SAYING: "Now the army is there and some units secured the airport and will secure the area and the army is doing all it can to solve this issue." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
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- Story Text: Six people with serious injuries, including an old woman and a little girl, were evacuated from Kufra by the Red Crescent and treated in Tripoli Medical Centre on Thursday (February 23). Five people were kept in the hospital with critical injuries while one man was dismissed.
"I came out of the house and heard women screaming when I got out. There was also something like a hot wind blowing and I just fell down and found my leg broken and my bones came out," said one wounded man, Suqee Lashi.
Three people were reported to have been killed and 25 injured on Tuesday (February 21) in clashes between rival tribes in the far southeast of Libya highlighting the challenge of policing the country's sparsely populated desert.
Clashes broke out about 10 days ago in the city of Al Kufra and have continued since. Dozens of people have been killed, the tribes have said.
"We managed to communicate with some wise men in the area and we were able to evacuate some of the injured people. We also managed between yesterday and today to provide medical supplies," Yousef al-Manqoush, chief of staff of the Libyan armed forces told journalists in Tripoli.
"Now the army is there and some units secured the airport and will secure the area and the army is doing all it can to solve this issue," he added.
The violence comes as the ruling National Transitional Council is struggling to assert its authority across Libya where rival militias and tribal groups are jostling for power and resources following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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