Thursday, 17. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 17, 2011 at 5:06:00 PM CET
Libya rebels say shoot down Gaddafi's warplanes
A rebel spokesman said on Thursday Libyan rebel forces had shot down two government warplanes raiding Benghazi in the east of the country.
There was no immediate comment from official sources.
A witness said residents in the city celebrated the shooting down of the two planes which they saw as victories by the rebels over Muammar Gaddafi's forces. But the witness was unable to reach the locations where the planes reportedly came down.
"Two Gaddafi fighter planes were shot down by the rebels, one in the morning that tried to raid Benina airport and another in the Buatani area on the outskirts of Benghazi. There were no casualties," Essam Gheriani, a spokesman for the rebel movement in Benghazi said.
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