Trouble flares after Tripoli’s Al-Ittihad SCSC vs Misrata’s Asswehly SC match was suspended over a disputed penalty.

Clashes that erupted after a football match in a western Libyan town left several people injured, while a government building was set on fire in the capital, Tripoli.

Fights began in the town of Tarhuna, some 80 kilometres (49 miles) south of the capital, after a match between Tripoli’s Al-Ittihad SCSC and Misrata’s Asswehly SC on Thursday.

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The game, which was held behind closed doors, was suspended shortly before the final whistle after Al-Ittihad’s players protested over a penalty kick they believe…