reverting to
the use of a heavy security presence.
Turkey has recognised the rebel Transitional National Council as the true representative of the Libyan people. Speaking in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, in eastern Libya, the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was time for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to go. Turkey has pledged $200m in fresh aid for the rebels.
Reports from Nigeria say at least five people have been killed in an attack on a bar in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. The bar was thought to be
frequent
ed by soldiers and policemen sent to Maiduguri to reinforce security. Jonah Fisher reports from Lagos.
The exact sequence of events is still becoming clear, but
in common
with recent Boko Haram attacks, a drinking establishment was targeted. There's been no claim of responsibility, but the commander of a joint police and army task force immediately
pointed the finger at
Boko Haram. Two years ago, Nigerian security forces brutally suppressed an uprising by the Islamist sect by destroying their compound and then killing their leader in custody. Instead of disappearing, Boko Haram have regrouped.
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A court in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for Tarique Rahman, the son of the main opposition leader Khaleda Zia, in connection with a grenade attack on a rally. Mr Rahman's party, the BNP, says the charges are