Internally displaced in Libya

Internally displaced in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - Evacuees from Tawergha, western Libya, watch TV at a shelter in a Tripoli suburb on Oct. 20, 2012. About 40,000 residents of Tawergha have been forced to live elsewhere in Libya since anti-Muammar Gaddafi forces took over the town that was loyal to the former leader in August 2011.

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