TRIPOLI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Joint Chamber for Disposition of War Remnants in the city of Sirte on Saturday announced the disposal of a ton of war remnants and ammunition collected from different parts of the city.
The explosives were collected from residential areas and near the city's hospital, said the website of Alwasat news.
More explosives and ammunition are being searched for disposal, it added.
Sirte, located some 450 km east of the capital Tripoli, witnessed months of fighting between forces allied with the UN-backed government and Islamic State (IS) militants in 2016 until the government forces succeeded in taking over the city in December of the year.
However, the government said the IS remains a threat to the national security despite the defeat in Sirte.
