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At Least 99 Killed as Protests Split Libya -- News from Antiwar.com

At Least 99 Killed as Protests Split Libya -- News from Antiwar.com: "The fighting in the eastern cities in particular was said to have been quite fierce, and before the military fled from the overwhelming groups of protesters, the confirmed death toll going into Saturday was at least 84 slain and hundreds wounded. An additional 15 were slain at funerals on Saturday, bringing the minimal toll to at least 99.

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