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Italy Says 1,000 Killed in Libya Unrest

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Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 09:08 AM by tekisui

Source: Reuters

TRIPOLI, Feb 23 - Muammar Gaddafi's increasingly desperate attempts to crush a revolt against his four-decade rule have killed as many as 1,000 people and split Libya, Italy's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.

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"I would like the suspension of economic, commercial and financial relations with Libya until further notice," President Nicolas Sarkozy said.

But in the latest sign of international division over how to deal with Gaddafi, the prime minister of Qatar said he did not want to isolate Libya, where several senior officials have declared their backing for protests that began about a week ago.

A senior aide to Gaddafi's influential son Saif was the latest to change sides.

more: http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE71M00N20110223

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