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Shelling in Misrata targets shelter, five dead

  • Death toll likely to rise further

  • Misrata last big rebel stronghold in western Libya

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RABAT, April 4 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed when forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shelled a residential area in the besieged city of Misrata late on Monday, a doctor said, warning the death toll was likely to keep rising.

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