At least 12 people, including two Egyptians, were killed and 40 others wounded in the ongoing clashes in Libya near Ras Gdair border crossing with Tunisia.
Clashes erupted between the forces of the Libyan army and the 'Libya Dawn' forces.
Among the wounded were four Egyptians, according to the head of the Egyptian community in Libya.
Tunisia has closed Ras Gdair, its largest border point with Libya.