▁neighbourhood s ▁of ▁Su q ▁al ▁J um ' a , Arr ada ▁street ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁of ▁Ram dan ▁street ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁Street ), ▁while ▁anti - G add af i ▁loc als ▁closed ▁off ▁the ▁major ▁Als ika ▁street . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁reb els ▁reported ly ▁captured ▁the ▁Tri pol i ▁International ▁Airport , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁weapons ▁dep ot ▁inside ▁the ▁capital . ▁Tri pol i ▁residents ▁received ▁text ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁asking ▁them ▁to ▁go ▁out ▁onto ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁' el imin ate ▁the ▁armed ▁agents '. ▁He avy ▁fighting ▁within ▁the ▁capital ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁within ▁the ▁city , ▁who ▁heard ▁explos ions ▁and ▁sust ained ▁gun fire . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁a ▁government al ▁sp okes man ▁stated ▁that ▁all ▁was ▁safe ▁and ▁well ▁within ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁that ▁loyal ist ▁forces ▁remained ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁Tri pol i . ▁Later , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁" ar med ▁milit ants " ▁had ▁" es cap ed ▁into ▁some ▁neighbourhood s ", ▁causing ▁" a ▁few ▁sc uff les ", ▁but ▁the ▁government al ▁forces ▁" de alt ▁with ▁it ▁within ▁a ▁half - hour , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁calm ." ▁ ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁F ate h ▁University ▁who ▁were ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁rose ▁up ▁against ▁the ▁armed ▁gu ards ▁that ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁per imeter ▁and ▁the