Anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya say they have begun the battle for Bani Walid, one of the last remaining loyalist strongholds.
Anti-Gaddafi commanders said they had cleared outlying areas and were within two kilometres of the centre.
They said they hoped to have full control in the next few hours.
Bani Walid and three other loyalist-held towns had been given till Saturday to surrender but the anti-Gaddafi forces said they had come under attack.
The BBC's Richard Galpin, near Bani Walid, says the anti-Gaddafi forces had given a briefing in which they said they had had no choice but to respond to the loyalist attacks.
They said they had made quick progress so far but that they were not engaging in a full military assault as they still wanted to minimise casualties.
They said that four people had so far been killed, including three pro-Gaddafi fighters, and a number of people had been injured.
Large numbers of rebels have been moving towards the town and a number of ambulances have been coming back the other way, our correspondent says.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14862235
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