Libyan rebels lift siege as Gaddafi plays chess

LIBYAN rebels broke out towards Tripoli from the opposition-held port of Misrata, 225km to the east, yesterday.

They broke a government siege as fighters across the country mounted a resurgence in their four-month-old revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.

The rebels gained a diplomatic boost as well when the visiting German foreign minister said the nascent opposition government was “the legitimate representative of the Libyan people”.