Libyans Flee as Gaddafi's Forces Bombard City

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi bombarded rebels near Ajdabiya with heavy artillery, forcing hundreds of residents to flee.
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Nearby Ajdabiya sits an enormous refinery and petrochemical plant.

Protesters (file photo): Heavy artillery forced hundreds of residents to flee.

Migrants arrive at a camp at the Libya-Tunisia border (file photo).

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