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At least 30 killed in Libya as Gadhafi forces fight to take back rebel-held town

The Libyan army staged a prolonged artillery barrage on the city of Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, on Thursday, with residents saying more than 30 people have been killed. \"There has been heavy shelling of Zawiyah by (Muammar) Gadhafi\'s forces and we are hearing of many casualties,\" Mustafa Gheriani, a spokesman for the rebel February 17th Coalition, said.
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March 4, 2011

The Libyan army staged a prolonged artillery barrage on the city of Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, on Thursday, with residents saying more than 30 people have been killed.

“There has been heavy shelling of Zawiyah by (Muammar) Gadhafi’s forces and we are hearing of many casualties,” Mustafa Gheriani, a spokesman for the rebel February 17th Coalition, said.

An improvised force of rebels has been pushed back to the central square in Zawiyah, 50 km west of Tripoli, where about 2,000 of them are getting ready to make a last stand, a rebel spokesman said.

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