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Libyans 'drive' Islamist militia out of Benghazi base

The Islamist Ansar al-Sharia militia has reportedly been swept from its final major military base in Benghazi early this morning after pro-government demonstrators stormed the headquarters.

Reuters witnesses said looters were carrying weapons out of the vacated compound, abandoned by fighters who left the heavily armed base.

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