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Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from the capital Tripoli where she says that there has been gunfire heard since this morning. She says it is not possible to identify who is firing and why.
In the west of Libya, rebels claim to have taken full control of the oil port of Ras Lanuf. Some government soldiers in the strategic town have reportedly switched sides.
An emblem of the Libyan air force can be seen in this image taken from video of the wreckage of what rebel opposition fighters say was a plane that they shot down near the north central town of Ras Lanuf on March 05, 2011. The rebel force said that the two pilots of the plane died. [AFP]
US military flights carrying dozens of Egyptian refugees from Libya have arrived from the capital Cairo, an official told AFP news agency.
Military planes had taken off from Djerba airport in Tunisia as part of an international effort to evacuate refugees from the unrest in Libya.Tanks manned by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired on houses when they launched a fresh assault on the town of Az Zawiyah, near the capital, witnesses told AFP news agency. The self-declared national council established by anti-government forces fighting to overthrow Gaddafi declared itself the sole representative of the country.
State television in Libya is reporting that life in the capital Tripoli is normal. Analysts say this is important for the government of Muammar Gaddafi to assert their authority.
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