Libyan government seeks Algerian answers over cross-border attack

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

The provisional government in Tripoli will ask Algeria to explain how pro-Gaddafi forces crossed the border to attack its forces on Saturday, the Libyan army chief spokesman has said. Eight were killed in the attack near Ghadames.

Algeria announced last week that it recognised the authority of the National Transitional Council (NTC) in Tripoli, but suspicions linger about its attitude, not least because it has given shelter to Muammar Gaddafi's wife, daughter and other relatives.

The NTC fears Gaddafi loyalists could be able to mount attacks easily across the border and then escape back into Algerian territory. "We didn't expect this attack but they will pay for it," said Colonel Ahmed Bani, the Libyan army's chief spokesman. "Our fighters are going to follow them."

Libya's revolutionary fighters stepped up attempts to capture the city of Sirte, reinforcing their siege of Gaddafi's stronghold in an effort to place maximum pressure on those inside who are loyal to the deposed dictator.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/25/libya-siege-sirte-gaddafi-stronghold

[bongbong]

1. Oh oh!

Add Algeria to the lengthening list of countries that need "liberation"!

[daleo]

2. France tried it once

In the long run, it didn't work out. It caused a lot of suffering, though.

[harmonicon]

3. A foreign country interfering in Libya's civil war?!?!

I'm shocked!!