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Libyan gov't issues 48 hour deadline for militias to disband

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    Greg Palkot reports from Tripoli

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Let's just have already disbanded including -- group suspected in the deadly attack -- the US consulate that killed a US ambassador.

Our Greg -- -- got right now is streaming live from Tripoli with the very latest developments going on in Libya great.

Her remarkable stuff here Kelly -- -- watching the government's seeming to crack down on the militants the militants of causing so much problems in this country and also that might have something to do.

With the killing of a master Steven and no other Americans now we've been watching all -- and it.

An outpouring of public anger and violence in the eastern city of -- -- We -- compounds -- being ransacked we saw protesters and militia members being killed and injured.

By Monday night according to the government all the armed gangs and got to -- the line they got to give up their weapons they got a leader base that they got to follow orders from the government.

One of the key targets of this is the Islamist militant group also offshore area they've already left bases in two different cities here.

They are directly suspected of involvement in the attack on Stevens and the consulate in bank Gaza.

But where does this leave the -- into that attack on the basis that Kelly it is a good thing we're seeing a bit of quick rough justice for those -- because.

All the indications we are getting from our conversations today with officials both here in Tripoli and -- -- -- is that investigation.

Into the death of -- Going nowhere fast they're telling us today there for people under arrest but they told us that a week ago as well.

Officials simply are not acknowledging any kind of progress and the FBI team.

Sent here in to leave yet to investigate directly the deaths again from all -- -- indications remain -- in Tripoli we have no confirmation yet.

They had been to the crime scene and big Gaza at the consulate seen.

There are growing concerns this week and -- that crime scene might be tampered with the longer we wait until we get officials on the ground.

But again wrapping up the crackdown in the in the short one and the long run on the as malicious might be good for securities.

But they might have one other problem with the with the probe.

Some of the suspects that officials might be looking for in connection with the killings they might have left -- might be harder to find difficult situation and -- great how about reporting live and certainly appreciate that report -- --