Medical sources in Brega told BBC Arabic that 14 people had been killed in the fighting.

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"They tried to take Brega this morning, but they failed, " spokesman Mustafa Gheriani told Reuters news agency.

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Heavy fighting has been continuing in Libya between government and rebel forces for the eastern town of Brega.

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Reuters also reported strikes at Uqaylah and another bombing further east near Brega.

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Loyalists and rebels in Libya are fighting it out over the town of Brega, one of five export terminals in the east of the country.

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The fatal shooting occurred shortly after Gen Younes had been issued with a warrant for questioning and recalled from the front line in the city of Brega.

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