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EXIT STRATEGY: Egyptians, seeking to flee Libya through the Salloum land port gate (rear), wait with their luggage Tuesday. They were among thousands fleeing the violence. (Associated Press)
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Residents stand on a tank holding a pre-Gadhafi era national flag inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Residents are seen walking past a burned-out vehicle in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Fire trucks attend to the scene around a security forces compound, some buildings of which were burned including a guard post, center, in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Residents are seen outside an unidentified burned building in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Passengers pack Tripoli's International airport Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, as they try to catch flights leaving Libya. European countries are sending planes and ferries to Libya to evacuate their citizens, and some oil and gas companies pulled their foreign staff out and suspended operations, as anti-government protests spread to Tripoli for the first time. (AP Photo/Michele Cafiero)
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An army soldier and anti-regime residents pose for photos in front of a tank in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Col. Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, and made available Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, men display victory signs as they ride on a truck scrawled with graffiti in arabic reading "Go, go, go, leave, leave, leave, down with the regime," on their way to volunteer to help clean up streets in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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A placard showing photos of some of those who have died is seen on top of a tank, in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Residents are seen walking inside an unidentified burned building in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Egyptians who fled from Libya through the Salloum land port gate carry their belongings at the Egyptian-Libyan border, in Salloum, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. An estimated 5,000 Egyptians have returned home from Libya by land, and about 10,000 more are waiting to cross the Libya-Egypt border, an Egyptian security official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Egyptians who fled from Libya through the Salloum land port gate wait with their belongings next to an Egyptian armored vehicle at the Egyptian-Libyan border, in Salloum, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. An estimated 5,000 Egyptians have returned home from Libya by land, and about 10,000 more are waiting to cross the Libya-Egypt border, an Egyptian security official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television early Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, and made brief remarks to say he was in the capital Tripoli and deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country. (AP Photo/Libyan State Television)
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Palestinians step on a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a march in solidarity with Libya in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 22 , 2011. Col. Gadhafi's 42-year rule is under unprecedented pressure from an uprising that is struggling to oust the authoritarian ruler despite a vicious crackdown.(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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Anti-regime placards and images are placed in front of the courthouse in Benghazi, Libya in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Writing on poster of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi in arabic reads "A flood of freedom, topple the idols of oppression, 42 years of repression and darkness, in four days the regime fell, toppling the human idols is a religious and national duty". (AP Photo/Alaguri)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television on early Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, and made brief remarks to say he was in the capital Tripoli and deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country. (AP Photo/Libyan State Television)
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is shown in this video image broadcast on Libyan state television early Tuesday. Gadhafi appeared for less than a minute on state television and made brief remarks to say he was in Tripoli and to deny rumors he had to fled to Venezuela amid the unrest sweeping his country. (Associated Press)
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Unrest continues to spread in Benghazi, Libya. This photograph was obtained by the Associated Press outside Libya and taken by a person not employed by AP. The AP has no way of independently verifying the exact content, location or date of this image. (Associated Press)
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Residents gather outside a burned building in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi, claiming control of the country's second-largest city after bloody fighting. Anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. (Associated Press)
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TAKING A TANK: Protesters celebrate on a tank inside a security-forces compound in Benghazi, Libya, on Monday. Demonstrators rallied in the streets of Benghazi as they claimed control of the country's second-largest city. (Associated Press)
