Rebels march on as rescue of Tripoli foreigners planned

Thousands of foreigners trapped in Tripoli by rebel advances that have cut off the Libyan capital will be evacuated in a ma*sive international rescue, probably by sea, an international body said on Friday.

After months of stalemate, rebels have transformed the battlefield this week by seizing the city of Zawiyah west of the capital and cutting off Tripoli, the Reuters reported.

The rebels seized another nearby town on Friday, extending their grip on the strategic coastal highway that links Tripoli to the outside world.

Nato war planes pounded targets in the capital overnight.Libyan officials brought journalists to a residential district where a compound of several large buildings was blasted to pieces.Neighbours said it belonged to Abdullah al-Senussi, Gaddafi’s brother-in-law and head of intelligence.
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