France Roils Ministers Meeting With Recognition of Libyan Rebels

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France roiled a meeting of European Union foreign ministers by saying it will recognize a Libyan rebel group and then with reports it wanted to bomb leader Muammar Qaddafi’s strongholds.

EU ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday said it was too early to recognize the Benghazi-based Libyan National Council as the country’s government and rejected military attacks on Libya.