Reply #73: Air strike hits near Ras Lanuf as more try to flee Libya

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Air strike hits near Ras Lanuf as more try to flee Libya

By the CNN Wire Staff
March 7, 2011 6:04 a.m. EST

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Violent strife in Libya continued Monday as an air strike hit about five kilometers southeast of the rebel-controlled town Ras Lanuf.

Planes flew over the area, and opposition forces fired anti-aircraft guns in their direction. Some families fled the eastern Libyan oil town to get away from the situation.

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"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which is claiming large numbers of lives and threatens even more carnage in the days ahead," the statement said. "He notes that civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence, and calls for an immediate halt to the Government's disproportionate use of force and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets."

On Sunday, opposition forces in Libya claimed a major victory, managing to block an onslaught by Gadhafi's troops and maintain control of the key city of Misrata, an eyewitness said.


http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/07/libya.conflict/index.html?hpt=T1