Libyan army, police in Adjabiya join opposition

The Libyan army and police in the eastern city of Adjabiya said on Al-Jazeera television on Friday they had withdrawn from their barracks and joined the opposition trying to topple Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.

"We in the police force announce that we have joined the people completely in the peaceful 17 February revolution," Captain Hafiz Abdul-Rahim said live on Al-Jazeera. (Reuters)