Libyan Forces Battle at Airport as Qaddafi Calls for Cleansing
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Forces loyal to Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi attacked targets at the airport in the capital as the Libyan leader urged his supporters to “cleanse Tripoli of the rats.”
At least four planes, including an Airbus A330, were destroyed by rocket fire, Al Arabiya television reported today. Rebel forces claimed the capture of strategic positions around the city, including a military warehouse where tanks used by the embattled regime were stored, images on Al Arabiya showed.