RABAT, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Libya's Interior Minister Abdel
Fattah Younes al Abidi has announced his defection and support
for the "February 17 revolution", news channel Al Jazeera
reported on Tuesday.
The channel aired amateur video footage that showed Abidi
sitting at his desk and reading a statement that also urged the
Libyan army to join the people and their "legitimate demands".
"I hereby announce that I have abandoned all my duties to
respond to the February 17 revolution based on my total
conviction and the legitimacy of their claims ... I urge the
Libyan army to ... serve the people and support the Feb. 17
revolution".
(Reporting by Souhail Karam)
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