Unrest engulfs Tripoli over deadly boat tragedy

Violent protests engulfed Tripoli on Sunday in connection with the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the city overnight.

Survivors accused the army of deliberately ramming a navy vessel into the ill-fated boat, as the military said a collision occurred as the migrant boat's captain was carrying out escape maneuvers.

Wails of relatives rang out from a Tripoli morgue where the corpses were being kept, an AFP correspondent said.

Dozens looked on as a group of men stormed the morgue and pulled out the corpse of a victim for burial, the correspondent said.

Outside, dozens of young men lobbed stones at two army tanks and at a nearby army checkpoint, prompting soldiers to fire live rounds in the air.

Gunfire meanwhile continued to echo across the city throughout the day as several key roads were blocked.

Separately, a man was shot dead in a dispute over a picture of ex-minister Ashraf Rifi.