Nic Robertson
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The soldier, w/his head bandaged, said gunfire was celebratory and shot grazed his head as it fell from sky. Unclear what really happened.
NicRobertsonCNN Nic Robertson
We stopped in Zlitan again on way back, were taken w/diplomats to hospital there where we saw soldier who'd been injured while w/journlists
NicRobertsonCNN Nic Robertson
Journalists tell us soldier was leadng them across road, was burst of heavy gunfire & suddenly realizd soldier hd blood coming down head.
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Bus we on waited w/the diplomats abt 10 kms outside city. Other bus w/ journalists went into Misrata, where they talked to Libyan soldiers
NicRobertsonCNN Nic Robertson
Heading back to Tripoli now. We went back to try to get into Misrata with journalists on two buses -- buses got separated
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Confusion at chkpt resulted in bus going back to Zlitan, 40km from Misrata, where waited for press conf w/diplomats that didn't happen.
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10-15kms outside Misrata at big militry chckpt. Chkpts on rd from Tripoli look more professionl thn b4, more uniformd soldiers, fewer civlns
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Approx 30 international journalists in white bus going to #Misrata on govt-organized trip.
