Fierce fighting is under way between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi in a strategic oil town in the country's east.
Reports from Brega say some clashes are still taking place with neither side completely retreating.
Meanwhile, NATO said it is investigating claims that a coalition airstrike hit a convoy of rebel fighters in Brega Friday.
Witnesses say someone in the group of fighters had fired an anti-aircraft gun into the air before the strike. It is not clear if the shots were fired by rebels in celebration or by forces loyal to Mr. Gadhafi that had infiltrated the group.
Brega is one of several oil towns along the Mediterranean coast that has changed hands from rebel to government control numerous times since fighting broke out in mid-February.
Pro-Gadhafi forces have mostly fended off the lightly armed and poorly trained rebel fighters in Brega, though rebels are said to have secured areas around Brega university.
Rebels have been trying to organize themselves into a more disciplined force, and have been sending former military commanders to the front lines to lead the fighting.
The Libyan government says at least six civilians were killed in an air attack Thursday on a village near Brega.
In related news, British officials say Scottish prosecutors will question former Libyan foreign minister and recent defector, Moussa Koussa over the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am passenger jet over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Koussa fled to Britain Wednesday. British officials have said that no amnesty deal will be made available for members of the Libyan government, adding that they are subject to British law.
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Reports from Brega say some clashes are still taking place with neither side completely retreating.
Meanwhile, NATO said it is investigating claims that a coalition airstrike hit a convoy of rebel fighters in Brega Friday.
Witnesses say someone in the group of fighters had fired an anti-aircraft gun into the air before the strike. It is not clear if the shots were fired by rebels in celebration or by forces loyal to Mr. Gadhafi that had infiltrated the group.
Brega is one of several oil towns along the Mediterranean coast that has changed hands from rebel to government control numerous times since fighting broke out in mid-February.
Pro-Gadhafi forces have mostly fended off the lightly armed and poorly trained rebel fighters in Brega, though rebels are said to have secured areas around Brega university.
Rebels have been trying to organize themselves into a more disciplined force, and have been sending former military commanders to the front lines to lead the fighting.
The Libyan government says at least six civilians were killed in an air attack Thursday on a village near Brega.
In related news, British officials say Scottish prosecutors will question former Libyan foreign minister and recent defector, Moussa Koussa over the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am passenger jet over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Koussa fled to Britain Wednesday. British officials have said that no amnesty deal will be made available for members of the Libyan government, adding that they are subject to British law.
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