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Africa North
Libyan NTC Fighters in Sirte Find 25 Corpses
2011-10-13
[Tripoli Post] The corpses of 25 people wrapped in plastic sheets were found on Wednesday in the city of Sirte by government forces, who accused militias fighting for deposed leader Muammar Al Qadaffy
...a reminder that a single man with an idea can screw up an entire nation...
of execution-style killings.

A Rooters team counted 25 corpses in plastic bags in a southern area of Sirte called "Neighbourhood 2". Five corpses shown to the team had their hands tied behind their backs and had gunshot wounds to the head. They wore civilian clothes.

A commander with the National Transitional Council (NTC) said the corpses had been there for at least five days.

Meanwhile,
...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment...
runaway leader Muammar Al Qadaffy loyalists are now holding out in just two small pockets of his home town Sirte interim government commanders said Wednesday after making gains overnight.

NTC fighters walked slowly up the same battle-scarred streets strewn with empty ammunition cases where they had fought fierce festivities a day before. Other fighters searched the partly destroyed houses as a few dazed civilians emerged from their basements.
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