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)
Pages
Popular Posts
-
LIBOI, Kenya, July 29 - The whole of drought- and conflict-wracked southern Somalia is heading into famine as the Horn of Africa food crisi... -
July 24, 2011 10:39:58 PM MARKETS-GLOBAL/ (WRAPUP 2) * U.S. stock futures drop as debt deal elusive * Markets have seesawed on signs o... -
The U.S. Department of State has warned U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger, and urges extreme caution due to increased kidnap... -
RE-POSTED ON AUGUST 09, 2011 5 th August 2011, LONDON Last night, (4 th August), BBC Newsnight broadcast a 17-minute film making allega...
-
U.S. President Barack Obama celebrates his 50th birthday with a star-studded fundraiser in Chicago , featuring performers Jennifer Hudson ... -
(Reuters) - A commission tasked by Bahrain to investigate weeks of protests that rocked the Gulf island kingdom said Sunday it would look at...
-
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer David Bauder, Ap Television Writer – 2 mins ago NEW YORK – MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announc... -
UN News: Press Conference: Force Commanders of UN Peacekeeping Operations , Posted by Menelik Zeleke27 July 2011 Force Commanders of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, following their address in the Security Council. Parti...
No comments:
Post a Comment