Gaddafi’s Forces Given Ultimatum
Libya’s interim leaders have given pro-Gaddafi forces until Saturday to surrender or face military force. Mustafa Abdul Jalil, who leads the National Transitional Council (NTC), said the ultimatum applied to loyalists of Col Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte and in other towns. Marco Werman gets an update from the BBC’s Jon Leyne in Benghazi.
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