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Libya: Benghazi port sends aid to besieged western bastion

  • Rebel national council declines comment on arms shipments

  • Hundreds of civilians said to have died in Misrata siege

By Alexander Dziadosz

BENGHAZI, Libya, April 14 (Reuters) - Fishing ships and tugboats loaded with weapons, food and medicine are leaving the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya to help relieve the western city of Misrata, port workers and witnesses said.

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