Updated | NTC arrest Misurata fighter who led armed gang attack on Palm City

NTC commanders have confirmed that a Misurata fighter identified as 'Osman' has been arrested and will face charges over violence and wilful damage, after he was tracked down by local enforcement following a shoot-out in Janzour, outside the main gate leading into the Maltese-owned Palm City lucury residential complex.

Sources explained that the incident happened on Monday night when the fighter from Misurata returned to Palm City with a gang of 40 armed men, after being asked to leave the compound some weeks ago by the compound's management.

The fighter led his gang to a shoot-out with Palm City security guards at the main gate, and later proceeded to spray the exterior with bullets.

A company spokesman denied any injuries to personnel or damages, except for bullet holes on the exterior walls and some buildings, and expressed satisfaction that the incident was swiftly brought under control by the compounds security guards.

No Maltese were injured in the shooting. The ring-leader has reportedly been arrested by the NTC.

The militia group from Misrata had previously stayed at Palm City but were not allowed back in. The compound is used by many U.N. and oil company executives, who were swift to thank the managemnet for the swift end to the incident.

"I was in my room when I heard shooting," the witness said. "They were using rifles and heavy machine guns."

Witnesses spoke about bullet holes on the walls of the building closest to the entrance gate, as well as on a glass door of a balcony on the ground floor. Bullet shells lay scattered outside. Managers of the complex was not immediately reachable for comment.

A European worker, who declined to be named, said he was in the compound when the shooting broke out. "I was on the phone ... and I could hear the gunshots," he said.

Three months after Col. Muammar Gaddafi was ousted from Tripoli, post-war Libya is still grappling with a lack of order and bristling with weapons.

Prime Minister designate Abdurrahim El-Keib announced his new government yesterday, which will have the tough task of asserting its control of a fractured country, building institutions from scratch and disarming militias.

Celebratory gun shots can still be heard sporadically across Tripoli and anti-aircraft fire could be briefly heard in the city.

Armed militias are acting as a pseudo-police force: setting up road checkpoints, directing traffic and arresting those they regard as criminals.

Earlier this month, heavy fighting between local armed groups killed several people on the outskirts of Tripoli.