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In pictures: Misurata battle

Heavy fighting raged anew in Misurata and killed 24 people as Gaddafi forces gave up more ground inside Libya’s third-largest city.

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Libyan rebels push a seized government army vehicle past a migrant camp in Misurata [AFP]
Published On 27 Apr 2011
Libyan man selling vegetables - Misurata
A Libyan man sells spring onions from the trunk of his vehicle in Misurata [AFP]
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Migrant workers from Africa stand in line at a port in Misrata during an evacuation operation
Some of the African migrant workers had been stranded in Misurata for five weeks waiting to escape [Reuters]
Blood stained boots of a killed rebel fighter are seen outside the emergency ward of Misrata hospital
Blood stained boots of a killed rebel fighter are seen outside the emergency ward of Misurata hospital [Reuters]
A wounded Libyan rebel flashes the victory sign - Misurata
A wounded Libyan rebel flashes the victory sign as he receives medical treatment at the Al-Hikma hospital in the besieged city o
Captured Gaddafi soldiers - Misurata
Captured Gaddafi soldiers are seen in the back of a rebel forces pick-up truck outside Misrata hospital [Reuters]
A wounded Libyan rebel arrives at the Al-Hikma hospital - Misurata
Many wounded Libyan rebels brought for treatment to the Al-Hikma hospital in the besieged city of Misurata [AFP]
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Rebel fighters celebrate next to a captured Gaddafi forces tank at Tripoli street - Misurata
Rebel fighters celebrate next to a captured Gaddafi forces tank at Tripoli street in Misurata [Reuters]
Doctors tend to a wounded Gaddafi soldier - Misurata
Doctors tend to a wounded Gaddafi soldier, captured by rebel fighters, in Misurata hospital [Reuters]