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Libyan fighting spills into Tunisia

By Scott Peterson, Staff writer

Scores of Qaddafi loyalists crossed into southern Tunisia on Friday following a failed attempt to recapture a border crossing controlled by rebels.

Dehiba, Tunisia

Libya's civil war spilled into southern Tunisia on Friday, as scores of troops loyal to Col. Muammar Qaddafi burst across the border and into a nearby town. The foray came after loyalists failed to recapture a remote border post that has become a rebel lifeline.

Read the full article in the Christian Science Monitor