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Revolutionary forces captured fighters close to Mutassim Gaddafi, one of fugitive leader Muammar Gaddafi’s sons in his father’s home town, but there was no confirmation that he had been captured, a Libyan spokesman said today.

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ALMOST £1 billion (€1.07bn) of Libyan currency held in Britain will be released to the country’s central bank after the UN Sanctions Committee approved the measure.

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Libyan rebels have pledged to launch an assault within days on Muammar Gaddafi’s home town, the ousted strongman’s last major bastion of support.

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