Gadhafi forces capture U.K., French mercenaries

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Gadhafi forces capture U.K., French mercenaries, says spokesman

BANI WALID/SIRTE, LIBYA—Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists said on Monday they had captured 17 mercenaries -- some British and French -- in what would amount to a severe blow to Libya's new rulers and their international backers.

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Nearly a month after Gadhafi was driven from power, his loyalist holdouts have beaten back repeated assaults by National Transitional Council forces at the town of Bani Walid and Gadhafi's home city of Sirte. NTC fighters have been sent fleeing in disarray after failing to storm Gadhafi bastions.

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"A group was captured in Bani Walid consisting of 17 mercenaries. They are technical experts and they include consultative officers," Gadhafi spokesman Ibrahim said on Syria-based Arrai television, which has backed Gadhafi.

"Most of them are French, one of them is from an Asian country that has not been identified, two English people and one Qatari."

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http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1055928

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1. interesting. nt

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2. kick