Eruption in Tripoli

Violence erupts in Tripoli.
Gunfights break out in the Libyan capital.
Supporters of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi and forces of the National Transitional Council, clash on the streets raising fears of an insurgency against the country's new rulers.
Nearly two months since seizing the capital, Libya's National Transitional Council has failed to capture the final holdout towns still under the grip of Gaddafi's supporters. And now they are facing pockets of resistance in Tripoli.
Friday's battles appear to be isolated and and involve only dozens of pro-Gaddafi fighters. But it was the first sign of armed resistance to the NTC in the city since its rebel brigades seized the capital and ended Gaddafi's 42-year rule in August.
Since he went into hiding after rebel forces captured Tripoli on August 23, the former leader has released a number of audio recordings calling on loyalists to fight back. A spokesman for the NTC in the eastern city of Benghazi dismissed Gaddafi's armed supporters in Tripoli as a "fifth column" trying to destabilize the country.
Dozens have been wounded in the fight. Others have died. Gaddafi supporters appear to have set Friday as the date for a new uprising. A pro-Gaddafi Facebook group called October 14 bears a green Gaddafi flag and calls for an uprising of the quote "free Libyan people." It has more than 1000 followers.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters