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Gaddafi speech, book-burning and conflict in Brega – in pictures

Libya: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi waves in Tripoli before making a speech
Muammar Gaddafi waves before making a speech in Tripoli Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
Libya: A Libyan rebel soldier flashes the V sign
A Libyan rebel soldier flashes the V sign Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Libya: A portrait of Gaddafi burns with hundreds of copies of his 'green book'
A portrait of Gaddafi burns with hundreds of copies of his Green book in Benghazi Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
Libya: A rebel celebrates news of rebels taking control of Brega
A man fires his gun in the air to celebrate news of rebels taking control of Brega Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks in Tripoli
Muammar Gaddafi speaks in Tripoli Photograph: MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images
Libya: Gaddafi drives his personal cart through Tripoli
Gaddafi drives his cart through Tripoli after making a speech in which he sought to defuse tensions Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
Libya: Protesters burn pictures of Gaddafi and copies of the Green book, Benghazi
Protesters burn pictures of Gaddafi and copies of the Green book in Benghazi Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Libya: Protesters burn pictures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
Protesters hold up flags as Gaddafi's books burn Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Libya: Protesters burn pictures of the Libyan leader in Benghazi
Protesters burn pictures of Gaddafi in Benghazi Photograph: Suhaib Salem/Reuters
Libya unrest continues: A Libyan protester stands on top of a pile
A Libyan protester stands on top of a pile of burning "Green Books" during a protest against Gaddafi in Benghazi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
Libya: Rebels wave a Kingdom of Libya flag as they ride on a tank in Ajdabiyah
Rebels ride on top of a tank on the outskirts of Ajdabiya Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Libya unrest continues: Rebel fighters advance on the front
Rebel fighters advance on the front line against Libyan government forces in Brega Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Rebel fighters advance towards the front line against
Rebel fighters advance towards the front line against Libyan government forces in Ajdabiya Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Libyan rebels ready their weapons and munitions in
Rebels ready their weapons and munitions in Ajdabiya as pro-Gaddafi soldiers and mercenaries attack the nearby city of Brega Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Libyans inspect a car that was shot
Libyans inspect a car that was shot at during a fight with forces from the Libyan army in Brega Photograph: Tara Todras-Whitehill/AP
Libya unrest continues: A pro-Moaamar Gadhafi anti-aircraft
An anti-aircraft machine gun burnt by rebels during a battle in Brega Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
Libya unrest continues: A rebel fighter advances on the front line
A rebel fighter advances on the frontline against Libyan government forces in Brega Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Rebel fighters celebrate after advancing
Rebel fighters celebrate after advancing against Libyan government forces in Brega Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Foreign Workers And Refugees Flee As Violence Continues In Libya
Refugees enter Tunisia from Libya Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Libya unrest continues: Egyptian refugees from Libya queue
Egyptian refugees from Libya queue for food at a military field hospital run by the Tunisian army near Ben Gardane Photograph: Mohamed Messara/EPA
Libya unrest continues: A refugee camp, 10 kilometers from the Ras Jdir
A refugee camp, 6 miles from the Ras Jdir border crossing, organised by the Tunisian Red Cross and UNHCR Photograph: CIRO FUSCO/EPA
Libya unrest continues: Refugees at a military field hospital run by the
Refugees at a military field hospital run by the Tunisian army at the Ras Jdir border post
Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
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