The protesters marched peacefully demanding all illegitimate armed brigades to leave Tripoli following three days of fighting and tension in some neighborhoods. Later, supporters of Khalifa Haftar sneaked into the protest and changed its course. They started glorifying him and his self-styled army and chanting racist slogans against the city Misrata. Shortly, the gunmen stormed the square and started firing automatic weapons into the air to disperse the protest. Khalifa Haftar is a controversial figure in Libya who seeks to rule the country through his self-styled army.

Source: Libya Observer March 17, 2017 20:01 UTC