\'tensions rise in Tripoli\' Libya’s capital was rocked by protest on Wednesday and Thursday as residents expressed their frustrations at the rebels. Less than three months after Muammar Gaddafi’s ousting , Tripolitans are tiring of the rebels lax attitude to law and order and have expressed their fear of arms freely circulating around the town.
Interior Minister Fawzi Abdel-Al-Libi said on Thursday that clearing Tripoli of its arms was a strenuous task that would demand help from all ministries including defence.Sources  close to the new order said on Thursday that civil society movements have  invited citizens to come out in the city in peaceful demonstrations and demand an end to all forms of arms circulation  in the city.
Protesters gathered in the renamed Martyr’s square to demand that those currently holding arms be regulated and carry permit in a bid to limit the number of arms carriers.\"We\'re protesting against weapons and people using weapons. I want the militias who came from outside Tripoli to leave. They have to go back to their homes and continue with their studies,\" said one woman holding a placard
Around her the crowd chanted \"The people want safety!\"
The marchers were hoping to send  a message that the time for fighting was over and that now was the time to start the building of the country were arms should have little place.The demonstrators have vowed to remain outside government buildings until this situation comes to an end.
The minister said he understood the people’s protesters and vowed to address their concerns.