Published 1 March 2011 on the site romandie.com
western Libya (Libya) - Soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday reinforced the border with southern Tunisia they had deserted Sunday and Monday, witnesses said AFP.
The border post Wasen (Dahiba Tunisian side) that since Sunday was abandoned by the police and the military, was strengthened considerably, said three witnesses return of the border.
"I saw a score of military Wasen where there was none yesterday. These are regular army soldiers, some wearing a green scarf around his neck. They were armed with rifles Kalashnikov submachine guns. There was not armored, "said one of them on condition of anonymity.
"In returning to the Libyan desert, we saw two all-terrain drive towards Wasen on board with forty soldiers," added This witness confirmed his remarks by two others. Several banners
green color associated with the Libyan leader, have also been extended at the checkpoint, witnesses said.
(© AFP / March 1, 2011 5:16 p.m.)
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