Libya uprising: Anti-Gaddafi forces take Zawiya

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12591025

27 February 2011 Last updated at 07:22 ET

Forces fighting to oust the Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have seized the city of Zawiya, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Tripoli.

The Libyan government took journalists to Zawiya on Sunday morning.

But instead of a show of government force, reporters saw opposition fighters manning the barricades in the city centre and flying their flag.

Tripoli remains in the control of Col Gaddafi, who is facing the biggest challenge to his 41-year rule.