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1 Rebels appeal for aid as Kadhafi troops advance

by Danny Kemp, AFP

14 mins ago

NEAR RAS LANUF, Libya (AFP) – Rebels battling Moamer Kadhafi appealed for arms and medical aid on Friday, as the European Union insisted he step down and US President Barack Obama said the world was “tightening the noose” on the Libyan leader.

Kadhafi is “a leader shooting at his own people”, EU president Herman Van Rompuy said at the close of an emergency summit of the 27-nation bloc in Brussels to examine the crisis and seek consensus on how to deal with it.

“The Libyan leadership must give up power without delay,” Van Rompuy said.

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