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Libyan NTC fighters seize Sirte airport
Hundreds of fighters loyal to Libya’s new rulers advanced on Muammar Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte today, a Reuters witness said.
Scores of trucks mounted with machine guns and four tanks were seen on the road leading into the city
Today, Libyan fighters also captured the airport in Sirte from forces loyal to Gaddafi.
The airport lies some 10 km (6 miles) south of Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown and one of the last strongholds controlled by soldiers loyal to the deposed leader.
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