Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire while trying to flee Muammar Gaddafi’s home town along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.

Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire today while trying to flee Muammar Gaddafi’s home town along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.