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RT@fpleitgenCNN #libya Nine killed in #Misrata Friday as Gaddafi forces shelled the city trying to force their way back in.
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Libya: Heavy fighting erupts on outskirts of Misrata: Muammar Gaddafi's army continues shelling port as main cla...http://bit.ly/mEGItv
Heavy fighting has erupted on two fronts on the outskirts of the Libyan city of Misrata, with government troops using tanks to try to keep rebel forces at bay. Muammar Gaddafi's army also continued shelling the port, which is the besieged city's lifeline. Nato said its warships had caught government naval forces trying to lay sea mines in the harbour. Brigadier Rob Weighill, the British director of Nato's Libyan operations, said his force's ships had intercepted small boats laying mines in the harbour – the only entry point to get food and medical supplies into the city. "It again shows his [Gaddafi's] complete disregard for international law and his willingness to attack humanitarian delivery efforts," Weighill said. Rebels have also used to the port to bring in light weapons from easternLibya.
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Libya: Heavy fighting erupts on outskirts of Misrata http://bit.ly/mEGItv #worldnews
On the western side of Misrata, where rebels have been slowly forcing Gaddafi's forces back along the road to Tripoli, there was close-quarter fighting near the satellite town of Zawiya al-Majhoub. Several tanks fired at rebel positions and into civilian areas, and mortars were also used. By mid-afternoon, at least 15 rebel fighters and civilians had died, according to doctors in Misrata. Several dozen people were injured. They included three young siblings, two boys and a girl who had colourful flower patterns drawn on her hand. All suffered shrapnel wounds after a shell fired by government forces struck their house. "They will soon be able to go home, if they still have a home," Dr Ahmed Diab, a surgeon at the Hikma Hospital in Misrata, said.
