Qaddafi's jets pass by again and drop a bomb right next to Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley.
Birtley says: "It’s now an air attack. We just watched an air force jet from the Libyan air force fly over Brega and drop at least one bomb - and huge plumes of smoke are now coming out over Brega. Another bombed near our position, where anti-Gaddafi forces have gathered."
Also protesters in Adjabiya are gathering in anticipation of another attack.
8:47 ET: The air force just dropped another bomb on Brega, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent in the town.
Protesters have reportedly surrounded several hundred pro-Qaddafi forces in the city, after an attempted invasion this morning. But pro-Qaddafi air support could turn the tables.
Meanwhile the Colonel is giving a record-long speech. He denies attacking any protesters, although the 'Al-Qaeda-backed armed gangs' are a different matter.
5:22 ET: Qaddafi forces are now attacking Ajdabiya, another important town near Brega, according to Al Jazeera.
5:18 ET: Earlier this morning it was reported that Pro-Qaddafi forces had captured towns in the east after airstrikes. A Brega resident tells Al Jazeera around 6 AM in Libya, 70 cars full of Qaddafi troops showed up at the airport with guns blazing, killing 15 people.
But now the protesters have recaptured the towns of Brega and others, according to Al Jazeera. The Qaddafi troops escaped to the desert, where protesters are trying to surround them and capture them, says a Brega resident.
Protesters must hold Brega and other cities or risk losing momentum. Brega is also important because it contains an airport. The Eastern capital of Benghazi is about 100 miles away.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/libya-protesters-retake-a-key-strategic-town-and-are-now-chasing-the-military-into-the-desert-2011-3#ixzz1FS9Qxr4q
Birtley says: "It’s now an air attack. We just watched an air force jet from the Libyan air force fly over Brega and drop at least one bomb - and huge plumes of smoke are now coming out over Brega. Another bombed near our position, where anti-Gaddafi forces have gathered."
Also protesters in Adjabiya are gathering in anticipation of another attack.
8:47 ET: The air force just dropped another bomb on Brega, according to an Al Jazeera correspondent in the town.
Protesters have reportedly surrounded several hundred pro-Qaddafi forces in the city, after an attempted invasion this morning. But pro-Qaddafi air support could turn the tables.
Meanwhile the Colonel is giving a record-long speech. He denies attacking any protesters, although the 'Al-Qaeda-backed armed gangs' are a different matter.
5:22 ET: Qaddafi forces are now attacking Ajdabiya, another important town near Brega, according to Al Jazeera.
5:18 ET: Earlier this morning it was reported that Pro-Qaddafi forces had captured towns in the east after airstrikes. A Brega resident tells Al Jazeera around 6 AM in Libya, 70 cars full of Qaddafi troops showed up at the airport with guns blazing, killing 15 people.
But now the protesters have recaptured the towns of Brega and others, according to Al Jazeera. The Qaddafi troops escaped to the desert, where protesters are trying to surround them and capture them, says a Brega resident.
Protesters must hold Brega and other cities or risk losing momentum. Brega is also important because it contains an airport. The Eastern capital of Benghazi is about 100 miles away.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/libya-protesters-retake-a-key-strategic-town-and-are-now-chasing-the-military-into-the-desert-2011-3#ixzz1FS9Qxr4q
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