Pro-Gaddafi forces attack Libya's Misrata

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi used artillery and tanks in an attack on the rebel-held town of Misrata, 200 km (125 miles) east of the capital. "Very, very heavy fighting is taking place now at the western entrance of the town. The fighting started about an hour ago after an attack by brigades belonging to (Gaddafi's son) Khamis," said a local resident.

 "They are destroying everything they find. They are using artillery and tanks. Revolutionaries are doing their best to prevent them from reaching the center of the town," he said. (Reuters)