Rebels ‘beat back Libyan troops’

5 March 2011
Last updated at 06:59 ET

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Zawiya resident Mohammed: ‘Opposition fighters are celebrating in the streets’

Rebels in Libya say they have repelled an attempt by government forces to retake the key city of Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.

Following heavy fighting early on Saturday morning, a rebel told the BBC they had driven out government tanks from the

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