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<p>French soldiers inspect a GBU.12 bomb on a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter at the military base of Nancy, eastern France, Saturday. Immediate military action was launched to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked the heart of the country's rebel uprising.</p>

<p>French soldiers inspect a GBU.12 bomb on a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter at the military base of Nancy, eastern France, Saturday. Immediate military action was launched to protect civilians as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces attacked the heart of the country's rebel uprising.</p>

March 20, 2011

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World intervenes in Libya
March 20, 2011 9 p.m.

World intervenes in Libya

With unusual speed, French, British and U.S. forces strike with backing of Arab League

PARIS - In diplomatic terms, international military action against Libya's leader went from the brainstorming stage to the shooting-at-tanks stage with stunning speed.