Libya: Amateur video shows Misurata destruction
With reports of renewed fighting in Misurata, amateur footage shows the destruction caused by weeks of heavy fighting in the city.
4:30PM BST 24 Apr 2011
Amateur video released on Sunday purportedly showed the destruction caused by the intense battles between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and Libyan opposition fighters in the besieged western city.
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At least 36 people have been killed in attacks on Misurata by Gaddafi's forces since Saturday, according to a report from Reuters.
The rebels had claimed on Saturday that they had consolidated their control of the western city, “We are winning. All of
tanks and weapons have been seized inside Misurata,” said Mohamed Ali, a spokesman for the rebel city council.
The clip appears to back these claims as rebel fighters wander around evidently deserted tanks and weaponry.
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