Libya buries imams reportedly killed in air strike

At least 50 other people were wounded in the NATO attack on the eastern city of Brega that killed 11 imams, early on Friday, with five of them in critical condition, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said.Hundreds of people gathered at the cemetery in Shatia al-Henshir, east of the capital, shouting "jihad, jihad", "martyrs of Libya" and "God, Libya and Moamar."Major Khuildi al-Hamidi, a long-time confidante of Mr Gaddafi, attended the burial, which was punctuated by commemorative gunfire.
In contrast to government accounts, NATO said a "command and control bunker was struck in Brega early (Friday) morning, as the structure was being used by the Gaddafi regime to coordinate strikes against the Libyan civilian population.""We are aware of allegations of civilian casualties in connection to this strike and although we cannot independently confirm the validity of the claim we regret any loss of life by innocent civilians when they occur," the alliance said.An imam at a news conference, identified as Nureddin al-Mijrah, called for revenge against the countries taking part in air strikes on Libya.He urged Muslims across the world "to take revenge for our brothers who died today. For every man we should take down one thousand men... from France, Italy, Denmark, Britain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates".Mr Gaddafi, whom Italy claimed on Friday might be wounded and on the run, said he was beyond the reach of NATO bombs."I want to say to the crusader cowards that I live in a place where I cannot be reached or killed - I live in the hearts of millions," he said in an audio message aired late on Friday on state television.