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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-17-11 01:24 PM
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78. New reports of NATO airstrikes SW of Tripoli and near Sirte
Reuters - NATO warplanes have bombed an area southwest of the capital Tripoli, Libyan state television reports. It later said the alliance had also hit the city of Sirte - Gaddafi's hometown.

Quoting a military spokesman, local television said the bombardment was on the area of Al-Hira, 50km southwest of Tripoli, which had been hit by NATO attacks before.

The later report said Sirte, located 450km east of Tripoli, had also been targeted.

7:48pm:
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-april-17






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