Turkey says Gaddafi must step down
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Turkey's prime minister said Tuesday that Moammar Gaddafi must "immediately step down," a major escalation of Turkish pressure on the Libyan leader with whom Turkey has long-standing ties.
Gaddafi has ignored calls for change in Libya and instead preferred "blood, tears and pressure against his own people," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a news conference in Istanbul. "Gaddafi must take a historic step and withdraw, for the future of Libya, its peace and prosperity." (AP)
