Gadhafi defies revolt with tanks
China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-23 07:47
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Libyan protesters tear down a sign from a building during a demonstration in the seaport city of Tobruk on Sunday. Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi fought an increasingly bloody battle to hang on to power on Monday when protests against his 41-year rule struck the capital Tripoli after days of violence in the east. Stringer / Reuters |
TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya's Muammar Gadhafi used tanks, helicopters and warplanes to fight a growing revolt, witnesses said on Tuesday, as the veteran leader scoffed at reports he was fleeing after four decades in power.
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