Tunisia temporarily closed the Ras Jdir border crossing with Libya for security reasons amid armed clashes on the Libyan side, Tunisian state media said late on Monday.
Video footage circulating on social media showed a burning vehicle at Ras Jdir, accompanied by the sound of shooting and people running.
The interior ministry of the government of national unity in Tripoli was not immediately available for comment.
The ministry said on Sunday that it had deployed law enforcement to take control of the crossing to “combat smuggling and control security violations to maintain security and manage the movement of passengers between Libya and Tunisia”.
Tunisian Tataouine Radio said that Tunisia closed the crossing to preserve the safety of citizens going to Libya. Stranded people from the Libyan side were allowed to enter before the crossing closed.
