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Libyan forces struck on Saturday at the heart of the rebellion against Moammar Gadhafi, shelling the outskirts of the rebel-held city Benghazi and launching airstrikes in defiance of international demands for a halt to the fighting. A warplane was shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, sending up a massive black cloud of smoke.
