First legion assigned to protect Ministry of Health denies clashes with other security agency.

Tripoli, 07.08.2016 (Lana) First legion assigned to protect Ministry of Health denied clashes with other security agency denied any clashes with any security agency. First legion spokesman, Abdulbasset Zebida dismissed Saturday reports on social websites purporting clashes with another security agency by Tripoli Medical Centre. In statement to Lana he explained that what happened Saturday was two Toyota vehicles with tinted glass with no emblems clashed with an individual at the back gate of Tripoli Medical Centre, prompting members of the first legion to intervene to put an end to the fighting. He said the arms group was prompt to fire at members of the first legion causing clashes that continued for ten minutes but with no casualties after which the group fled the area. Zebida attributed the reasons behind not arresting the group to lake of security coordination among various security agencies, leaving such groups go without legal pursuit. Anwar farj allah at the media office of Ministry of Health that Saturday's developments were outside the ministry and that they left behind no material or human losses and things are normal within the outside the ministry. =Lana=