Rebel government moving to Tripoli

The Libyan rebels' interim government announced it is moving from Benghazi to the capital, Tripoli, another step towards taking control, as bursts of heavy gunfire erupted around what is believed to be Muammar Gaddafi's last stronghold early today.

Rebel government moving to Tripoli

The Libyan rebels' interim government announced it is moving from Benghazi to the capital, Tripoli, another step towards taking control, as bursts of heavy gunfire erupted around what is believed to be Muammar Gaddafi's last stronghold early today.

Before dawn, eruptions of gunfire were heard coming from near the Tripoli neighbourhood of Abu Salim, where rebels battled Gaddafi's fighters holed up in residential buildings for most of the day yesterday.

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