Reply #74: Gaddai spokesman Moussa Ibrahim's brother reported killed by NATO Apache helicopter gunship

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WRAPUP 1-Libya rebels tighten grip west of Tripoli

Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:23pm GMT

• Rebels clear western refinery of Gaddafi loyalists

• Sabratha also now in hands of western insurgents

• Spokesman's brother said killed by Apache gunship


By Yvonne Bell and Ulf Laessing


ZAWIYAH, Libya, Aug 19 (Reuters) -

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The goverment of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi appeared to be increasingly isolated in its stronghold. But government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim, speaking on state television, said: "We reassure people that we are making progress on all fronts."


A government official said Ibrahim's brother, Hasan Ali, had been killed by NATO Apache helicopter gunships. He said the 25-year-old student had gone with a group to check on friends in Zawiyah -- now under rebel control -- after hearing reports of fighting there. He died in the central square.


"We are surprised by this and we condemn it. NATO planes have become a way of killing civilians and providing air cover for rebels to advance on Libyan cities," the official said.

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http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE77H0Z520110818?sp=true