Libyan army troops clashed last night with armed militants in Bani Walid, an important town south-east of Tripoli considered a stronghold of Muammar Ghaddafi\'s followers. There are no reports on the number of injured from the fighting which allegedly occurred as a consequence of an operation by the Libyan army against the loyalists who kidnapped and tortured Omran Shaban, the Press Solidarity news agency reports. Shaban is believed to have contributed to the capture of the former dictator. He died from injuries reported while being held captive by his kidnappers.