Snipers in last-ditch bid to defend Gaddafi hometown

SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Transitional Libyan government forces swept into Sirte Saturday in one of the biggest assaults yet on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown, but had to seek cover when they drew fire from his die-hard loyalists.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/191f396e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Snipers+in+last-ditch+bid+to+defend+Gaddafi+hometown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F08%2Fuk-libya-idUKTRE7962FQ20111008%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Snipers+in+last-ditch+bid+to+defend+Gaddafi+hometown&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F10%2F08%2Fuk-libya-idUKTRE7962FQ20111008%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115632780615/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/191f396e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115632780615/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/191f396e/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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