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Libyan mortar shells hit Tunisia, follow refugees

19 Apr 2011 21:40

  • Exodus from remote Libyan region into Tunisia

  • Doctor cites refugees as saying dozens killed

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TUNIS, April 19 (Reuters) - Four mortar shells fired from Libya fell across the border in Tunisia this week, the latest sign of worsening violence in a remote Libyan region where residents say Muammar Gaddafi's forces are fighting rebels.

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