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Shelling of port halts deliveries to Libya's Misrata

  • Aid vessel forced to wait offshore

  • Libyan govt says it attacked to stop arms shipments

  • Rebels say battling to seize Misrata airport

By Hamid Ould Ahmed

ALGIERS, May 1 (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired rockets at the port in Misrata on Sunday, rebels said, threatening the only lifeline for a city which has been under siege for weeks.

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