Gunfight, car blast rocks central Tripoli

A gunbattle between youths allegedly competing for space in a market place and a car blast rocked the centre of the Libyan capital yesterday, leaving one wounded, residents and security sources said.
"There was a fight between youths over market space," Mohammed, a young resident of Al-Rashid neighbourhood near Martyr's Square, told AFP.
"They were shooting at each other and throwing gelatin," an easily available TNT-based explosive used in fishing, said the resident, adding that the fighting took place at around dawn.
A car blast -- apparently caused by gelatin -- rocked the same area.
The shopping district bustled with activity in the morning after the car had been removed from the area, an AFP journalist said.