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19 March 2011
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David Cameron: military action is "necessary, legal and right"
British forces are in action over Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
A British submarine has fired a number of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence targets, the Ministry of Defence added.
Mr Cameron said the action was "legal, necessary and right" and he praised the British forces involved as "the bravest of the brave".
France, US, Canada and Italy are also involved in the military action.
US officials said it was a "carefully coordinated" joint operation known as Odyssey Dawn.
French planes destroyed Libyan vehicles earlier on Saturday, and US media say the US has fired missiles at Libya from a warship.
'Appalling brutality' Defence sources told the BBC Britain had launched a number of missiles from Trafalgar class submaries in the Mediterranean, aimed at Libyan air defence targets including radar and surface-to-air missile weapons.
Libyan state TV reported that what it called the "crusader enemy" had bombed civilian areas of Tripoli, as well as fuel storage tanks supplying the western city of Misrata.
After hosting a meeting of the government's emergency management committee Cobra in Downing Street, Mr Cameron said: "British forces are in action over Libya. They are part of an international coalition to enforce the will of the United Nations.
"We have all seen the appalling brutality meted out by Col Gaddafi against his own people."
Mr Cameron praised the British servicemen and women involved and said they were the "bravest of the brave".
It was a "just cause" and in "Britain's best interests", he said.
Speaking earlier after a summit of world leaders in Paris, Mr Cameron said "the time for action has come".
He said Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi had broken his own ceasefire and will now face the consequences of his actions.
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British forces are in action over Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
A British submarine has fired a number of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defence targets, the Ministry of Defence added.
Mr Cameron said the action was "legal, necessary and right" and he praised the British forces involved as "the bravest of the brave".
France, US, Canada and Italy are also involved in the military action.
US officials said it was a "carefully coordinated" joint operation known as Odyssey Dawn.
French planes destroyed Libyan vehicles earlier on Saturday, and US media say the US has fired missiles at Libya from a warship.
'Appalling brutality' Defence sources told the BBC Britain had launched a number of missiles from Trafalgar class submaries in the Mediterranean, aimed at Libyan air defence targets including radar and surface-to-air missile weapons.
Libyan state TV reported that what it called the "crusader enemy" had bombed civilian areas of Tripoli, as well as fuel storage tanks supplying the western city of Misrata.
After hosting a meeting of the government's emergency management committee Cobra in Downing Street, Mr Cameron said: "British forces are in action over Libya. They are part of an international coalition to enforce the will of the United Nations.
"We have all seen the appalling brutality meted out by Col Gaddafi against his own people."
Mr Cameron praised the British servicemen and women involved and said they were the "bravest of the brave".
It was a "just cause" and in "Britain's best interests", he said.
Speaking earlier after a summit of world leaders in Paris, Mr Cameron said "the time for action has come".
He said Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi had broken his own ceasefire and will now face the consequences of his actions.
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