TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Explosions and gunfire rang out in Tripoli after dawn as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital, declaring a final push to topple the Libyan leader after a six-month war reached the city's outskirts.
Gaddafi said in a message broadcast on state television that an assault by "rats" -- his description of the rebels -- had been repelled, while a senior rebel official said "zero hour" was approaching for the Libyan leader.
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