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Tripoli, Libya (CNN)At least 47 people were killed in fierce clashes between rival militias in Libya, the Ministry of Health said.

"Can hear explosions and artillery fire in south Tripoli. Condemn action by these militias who threaten security of Libyans, especially before Ramadan," British Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millett wrote on Twitter.

People were trapped in combat zones, leading the International Committee of the Red Cross to urge all sides of the conflict to help ambulances reach the injured.

In a statement, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, called on "rival groups to stop fighting immediately and put Libyan national interest first."

The clashes, which were mostly reported on the southern neighborhoods in the city, come after a period of relative calm.

Last year, the United Nations hastened the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in an effort to promote stability.

But it continues to compete with the Islamist-dominated General National Congress in Tripoli, also known as the Government of National Salvation, and with the previous internationally recognized government, the Council of Deputies, which has set up camp in the east of Libya and backs Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the head of the so-called Libyan army.

CNN's Nic Robertson and Sarah Sirgany contributed to this report.

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