Anti-Gaddafi rebels say Italy has offered to arm them with “whatever they need to liberate Libya”. A rebel spokesman in the eastern city of Benghazi, declined to specify what kind of weapons would be provided, and last night the Italian foreign ministry denied the claim. The confusing reports came after Libyan government forces attacked a Misrata oil depot, causing a huge fire. Fuel tanks were still engulfed in…
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Italy ‘offers to arm rebels’ as Gaddafi forces destroy oil tanks