Libya rebels regain Brega town
Libya rebels regain Brega town "Libyan rebels have fought intense battles to repel Muammar Gaddafi's forces from the key oil refinery and port town of Marsa El Brega as the regime's biggest counter-offensive yet left at least 10 people dead.
Opposition fighters said on Wednesday that they had finally pushed Gaddafi's men out of the town on the Mediterranean coast after a day of chaotic clashes, even as a government fighter jet fired two missiles near their victory celebrations.
While Gaddafi appeared on television to deny there was any opposition to his 41-year rule, the advantage in Brega went back and forth but by the evening the rebels said they had prevailed.
However, moments after dozens of men had gathered in a square near the university, flashing victory signs and firing into the air, a fighter jet launched two missiles at them.
The attack caused no casualties but gouged out two craters in a street 15 to 20 metres away."
Opposition fighters said on Wednesday that they had finally pushed Gaddafi's men out of the town on the Mediterranean coast after a day of chaotic clashes, even as a government fighter jet fired two missiles near their victory celebrations.
While Gaddafi appeared on television to deny there was any opposition to his 41-year rule, the advantage in Brega went back and forth but by the evening the rebels said they had prevailed.
However, moments after dozens of men had gathered in a square near the university, flashing victory signs and firing into the air, a fighter jet launched two missiles at them.
The attack caused no casualties but gouged out two craters in a street 15 to 20 metres away."
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