CLASHES between heavily armed militias shook the Libyan capital today following the killing of a powerful warlord, officials said, with at least six people confirmed dead.

Fighting broke out late on Monday and continued into the early hours in the southern Tripoli neighbourhood of Abu Salim, with gunfire and explosions heard across the city.

The violence erupted after Abdel-Ghani al-Kikli, known as “Gheniwa” and head of the powerful Stabilisation Support Authority (SSA), was shot dead inside a facility run by the rival 444 Brigade.