Nine killed in NATO attack on Sirte - Libyan TV

RABAT, April 22 | Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:55am EDT

RABAT, April 22 (Reuters) - Nine people were killed overnight in NATO bombardment of the Libyan city of Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's home town, Libyan state television said on Friday.

The news bulletin of al-Jamahiriya said some of those killed were employees of the state water utility who were working during the attack. (Reporting by Souhail Karam; Editing by Matthew Tostevin)

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skyeye wrote:

Europe/America/NATO should not be in Libya.
Billions of pounds being spent for what?
Criticism from all the Arab nations.
Criticism from the rebels because we are not doing enough.
The death of thousands of Libyans unnecessarily.
The prolonging of the dispute.
The misguided thought we should get rid of Gadaffi at all costs.
The suffering of millions short of water and food for an extended period.
We should be encouraging peace and talks between the rebels and the governing powers.
Most of the people of Libya love Gadaffi and will lay down their lives for him. We should be encouraging him to have dialogue with his people, not get rid of him even though we perceive him through our ‘humanitarian christian cultured’ eyes to be the evil leader of a rogue state.

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