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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/25/us-libya-misrata-fighting-idUSTRE72O63720110325">Six killed in Libyan town shelling: rebel
(Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi shelled an area on the outskirts of the city of Misrata on Friday, killing six people including three children, a rebel said.

The Libyan port, the North African country's third biggest city, has experienced some of the heaviest fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Gaddafi since an uprising began on February 16.

"There was shelling this morning and almost all of the day; it targeted a residential area on the outskirts of Misrata called Al Jazeera. Six people were killed including three sisters aged 2, 5 and 12 years old," rebel Saadoun said by telephone.

"This residential compound is northwest of Misrata and they attacked it with mortars and tanks."