The Government is following the situation in Libya and keeping in constant contact with the Libyan Government, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning.

For the second time this week, rival militia groups battled each other with anti-aircraft gunfire and grenades in several parts of Tripoli yesterday night.

Asked whether Libya would be on agenda of meetings with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday, Dr Muscat said it already was but the importance of Libya on the agenda had grown because of the latest developments, which were of concern.

A heavily-armed group from Misurata was yesterday trying to take revenge for the killing of one of it's fighters in a smaller shoot-out on Tuesday.

At least one person was killed in the fighting, 12 others wounded.

Some of the wounded were treated at an nearby hospital.

The fighting shows how the Government is struggling to contain militia groups that helped overthrow Muammar Gaddafi two years ago but who kept their guns after the NATO-backed uprising.

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