The mayor of Abu Salim municipality in Tripoli, Abdelrahman Al-Hamdi, has slammed Libyan Channel’s stance and “far-fetched” coverage of the Thursday-Friday clashes that took place in the district. Speaking on the phone on Libya Channel, Abu Salim mayor said the coverage and programs allocated on air on the channel for tracing the clashes in Abu Salim were aimed at igniting more violence and division between the two warring sides and providing the public with magnified fake news. On the phone with Libya Channel, Abu Salim mayor added that the reaction of the channel to the clashes in Tripoli was aimed at scoring some points to the benefit of the channel’s political agenda at the expense of the people living in the district. The two warring sides in Abu Salim reached late on Friday a ceasefire truce after two days of fighting. Related News:UAE sponsors Libyan TV stations and newspapers to create chaosAl-Thanni Local Government Ministry to sue Libya ChannelUAE-funded Libya Channel journalist faces criminal charges in Tripoli

Source: Libya Observer February 25, 2017 16:07 UTC