France defends arms airlift to Libyan rebels
1 / 12 Rebel fighters demonstrate their skills during their graduation ceremony in Benghazi June 29, 2011.
NEW YORK/MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - France said it did not break a U.N. arms embargo by airlifting weapons to Libya's rebels because the arms were needed to defend civilians under threat.
Credit: Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani
Louis Charbonneau and Hamuda Hassan
NEW YORK
MISRATA, Libya
Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:28am EDT
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-libya-idUSTRE7270JP20110630