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THIS DOESN?T SOUND GOOD: Fleeing Egyptians Tell of Qaddafi?s `Bloodbath? Across Libya. ?Many of th?

By Glenn Reynolds

THIS DOESN’T SOUND GOOD: Fleeing Egyptians Tell of Qaddafi’s `Bloodbath’ Across Libya. “Many of those arriving said they had seen mercenaries from Africa and elsewhere, some dark-skinned and some fair, some speaking French. They had been deployed to attack anti- government protesters in Libyan cities, including the capital, Tripoli, and Benghazi, which has seen some of the worst violence since the uprising began last week, the eyewitnesses said. Pro-Qaddafi supporters, largely mercenaries, were indiscriminately attacking anyone in Tripoli who was on the streets, said Nabil Abdel Raouf, 35, an Egyptian construction worker who lived in Derna about 240 kilometers (150 miles) from the border. “

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