Reply #22: Libya: Cameron and Sarkozy mobbed in Benghazi [View All]

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15 September 2011 Last updated at 12:59 ET


Thousands of Libyans have turned out to cheer UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the eastern city of Benghazi.


"It is great to be in free Libya," Mr Cameron said. "Col Gaddafi said he would hunt you down like rats, but you showed the courage of lions."

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Shouting to make himself heard above the roar of welcome, Mr Cameron told his audience : "Your friends in Britain and France will stand with you as you build your country and build your democracy for the future."


Mr Sarkozy plunged into the crowd, reaching across his bodyguards to shake the hands of waiting Libyans, many of them waving French flags.

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NTC chief Mustafa Abdul Jalil thanked them for taking "brave positions" during the Libyan uprising.


"They showed us political, economic and military support which helped the rebels establish a state, and we thank France and the UK for that," he said.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14934352