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Huge blaze out of control in Tripoli

Published July 28, 2014 by TNJ Staff
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A damaged building is pictured after clashes between rival militias, in an area at Alswani road in Tripoli July 28, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Hani AmaraA huge fuel depot in Libya’s capital burned out of control on Monday, set ablaze in fighting between rival militias that has driven the country to chaos three years after the NATO-backed revolt that toppled Muammar Gaddafi.

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Combat over control of the nearby airport forced firefighters to withdraw, abandoning their attempts to extinguish the blaze ignited by a missile strike that hit millions of litres of fuel.

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