Sharp splits are already emerging in the ranks of Libya's new rulers between Islamic conservatives and more secular figures competing for power even as the leadership begins to settle in Tripoli.

The rebel military commander in Tripoli says the new Libya will shun Islamic extremism and not serve as a breeding ground for terrorism.

DOZENS of people were injured in clashes in Benghazi, a hospital in the eastern city said yesterday, as Libya braced for a “Day of Anger” following revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia.