TRIPOLI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Libya's security force has stopped a plan to take control of the capital Tripoli by armed groups, the force said in a statement late on Sunday.
The Special Deterrent Force of the Interior Ministry of Libya stopped the military group, which had entered the western area of Warshaffana in the past few days.
The force said that the group included mercenaries from Sudan, and they have arrested some, among them a Sudanese national named Imam Daoud al-Faki, who is "responsible for this 120-member group from the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement."
The Special Deterrent Force described the armed group's plan a "clear violation of Libyan sovereignty by mercenaries from Sudan, under the command of Al-Mabruk Ehneish, a leader of a resistance movement called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya led by some supporters of the former regime residing outside Libya."
Al-Mabruk Ehneish is also among the arrested.
"This is aimed at destabilizing the security of the country and changing the system of governance," the statement said, noting the investigation continues.
The southern suburbs of Tripoli earlier this month witnessed attempts of armed groups to enter Tripoli. However, security forces of the government of national accord stopped them and forced them to retreat to the region of Warshaffana, some 20 kilometers southwest of Tripoli.
Elders of Warshaffana demanded the armed groups to quickly leave the area to avoid clashes.
