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19 April 2011
Last updated at 08:46 ET
British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the group would be deployed to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
He said the contingent would advise rebels on military organisation, rather than how to run the combat campaign.
Pro-Gaddafi forces have been pounding Misrata for days and hundreds of people are thought to have been killed.
Mr Hague said: "The [UK] National Security Council has decided that we will now move quickly to expand the team already in Benghazi to include an additional military liaison advisory team.
"This contingent will be drawn from experienced British military officers."
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Foreign Secretary William Hague said the group would be deployed to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
He said the contingent would advise rebels on military organisation, rather than how to run the combat campaign.
Pro-Gaddafi forces have been pounding Misrata for days and hundreds of people are thought to have been killed.
Mr Hague said: "The [UK] National Security Council has decided that we will now move quickly to expand the team already in Benghazi to include an additional military liaison advisory team.
"This contingent will be drawn from experienced British military officers."
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