French Jets Fire on Libyan Military Vehicles as Qaddafi Fights
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French fighter jets fired shots at Libyan armored vehicles today in two separate incidents in the first reported engagement of international forces against Muammar Qaddafi and his loyalists, who have scorned calls for a cease-fire.
The first jet “neutralized” a vehicle at 2:45 p.m. local time, said Colonel Thierry Burkhard, a French defense ministry spokesman. Details of a separate attack on four tanks were provided by a military source who could not be named because of defense ministry rules. The strike occurred as coalition forces imposed a naval blockade of Libya, according to a Sky News report.