Clashes between tribes of African and Arab origins have killed five people in a southern Libyan town, the latest sign of chaos in the country according to a Libyan security official.
A fight between two men from al-Shourafa Arab tribe and Tabu in Zweila town in the southern Fezzan region today was escalated to clashes between members of the two tribes, leaving five dead and three wounded. Warring factions fired light weapons and rocket-propelled grenades.
A number of houses and cars were set ablaze as well.
The African Tabu, the original inhabitants of parts of south Libya, was heavily suppressed under the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The new government has struggled to impose order.