Paris: Allied forces planes have entered in Libyan airspace to counter Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi forces after a high level emergency meeting of world leaders.
French jets have entered Libyan airspace to counter the attacks of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on Benghazi, President Sarkozy announced after world leaders held emergency talks on the Libyan crisis in Paris.
Sarkozy’s statement to the press came after world leaders, including British PM David Cameron, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and various Arab leaders, met in Paris Saturday to hold crunch talks on the crisis in Libya.
Sarkozy said his country’s air force was ready to attack Gaddafi’s tanks and planes to defend the people of Benghazi: “Our planes are already preventing air attacks on the city.”
He said that, despite a ceasefire announcement on Friday, Gaddafi’s forces had flouted the UN’s demand for an immediate end to violence against his people.
“Our aircrafts are also ready to intervene against tanks, armoured vehicles threatening unarmed civilians.”
Officials from the US, Europe and the Arab world announced immediate action to protect civilians as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces continue to clash with rebel fighters.
Prime minister David Cameron said Gaddafi had broken the ceasefire and would face urgent action to prevent more civilian deaths.
“Colonel Gaddafi has made this happen. He has lied to the international community, he has promised a ceasefire, he has broken that ceasefire,” Cameron said in Paris.
“He continues to brutalise his own people and so the time for action has come. It needs to be urgent, we have to enforce the will of the United Nations and we cannot allow the slaughter of civilians to continue.”
Reports circulating this morning of a fighter plane being shot down over Benghazi. Photos and video show the jet above the city falling through the sky in flames.
On the other hand, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said taht Germany would not become part of any military action.
It is pertinent to mention here that Germany has a largest Muslim population in European countries after Turkey.
Libyan President Gaddafi has announced that he would fight against allied forces till his death.
Meanwhile, hundreds of cars full of refugees headed east from Benghazi towards the Egyptian border.
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