Young Libyans demonstrate their skateboarding skills at the first ever dedicated park in their capital, funded by the US embassy in Tripoli. "I'm really happy, because before there wasn't a dedicated place for skating", says high school student Rayan al-Omar about the newly-opened park, which has become an outlet for her generation which was deprived of means of entertainment for over a decade.

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