Libyans declare themselves liberated

Monday, October 24, 2011

TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libya's interim rulers declared the country liberated Sunday after an eight-month civil war, launching the oil-rich nation on what is meant to be a two-year transition to democracy. But they laid out plans with an Islamist tone that could rattle their Western backers.

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