Live Coalition launches Libya attacks

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Key points

1. The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya to enforce a UN-mandated no-fly zone
2. More than 110 missiles have been fired by the UK and US, the Pentagon says
3. UK Prime Minister David Cameron says launching military action against Libya is "necessary, legal and right"
4. French aircraft are preventing forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Gaddafi from attacking the rebel-held city of Benghazi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says after a meeting of world leaders in Paris
5. Libyan state TV Al-Jamahiriyah claims civilian targets in Tripoli have been bombed by aircraft of the "crusader enemy"
6. Earlier, Pro-Gaddafi forces launched an assault on Benghazi, a BBC journalist witnessed. A jet appears to have been shot down over the city
7. Live page reporters: David Gritten, Jon Kelly, Peter Jackson, Sarah Bell, Neil Henderson, and Jackie Storer
8. All times in GMT
9. You can also follow events on BBC Arabic

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