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Tripoli's Al-Ahly soccer team withdrew from the national league in protest after threats to its players and gun attacks on a player and the coach; security issues already prevent fans from attending soccer games, which are televised instead. The deputy spokesperson for the US Secretary of State disagreed with the notion that Libya was falling apart, but US businessmen have expressed concerns about growing instability, and a US Marine crisis response team was moved from Spain to Italy on Oct. 8.