Libya oil chief defects, NATO extends campaign - Yahoo! News: "TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) – Libya's top oil official became the latest leading figure to desert Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, complaining of 'unbearable' violence and adding political momentum to a revolt against the leader's long rule.
In rebel-held eastern Libya, an explosion damaged two cars outside Benghazi's Tibesti hotel, a building that has been used in the past for news conferences by the rebels seeking to topple Gaddafi, Arab television stations reported. There was no immediate word of what caused the blast, or of any injuries.
The defection by National Oil Corp head Shokri Ghanem, who is also a former prime minister, came two days after the defections of eight army officers including five generals and those in earlier weeks of senior diplomats and former ministers."
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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