Shots, explosions heard in Libyan rebel stronghold
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:50 GMT
BENGHAZI, Libya, April 28 (Reuters) - Explosions and bursts of gunfire were heard in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in eastern Libya on Thursday, a Reuters correspondent said.
The cause was not immediate clear. Some residents had attributed an earlier outburst of gunfire to a possible clash between feuding local families.
Young Benghazi men often fire guns, and occasionally rocket propelled grenades, into the air as an act of defiance against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whose forces were expelled from eastern Libya in a February uprising. (Reporting by Michael Georgy and Deepa Babington)
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