Reply #95: Bodies scattered in Misrata streets after battle

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ALGIERS, April 25 (Reuters) - Rebels and residents of Misrata said bodies lay scattered in the streets of the city and medics struggled to cope with the wounded on Monday after some of the bloodiest fighting of a two-month-old siege.

People emerged from homes after daybreak to scenes of devastation after Muammar Gaddafi's forces pulled back from the city under cover of blistering rocket and tank fire, said witnesses contacted by phone.

Nearly 60 people have been killed in clashes in the last three days including at least 10 on Monday, residents said. Mohammed Ibrahim, a local resident who visited the city's hospital, told Reuters by telephone that seven of those killed on Monday were civilians and three were rebel fighters.

Three corpses were charred beyond recognition from the overnight shelling. A 10-year-old boy was killed as he slept. But many shells fell on waste ground, residents said. They said the bombardment stopped when NATO planes flew over.

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