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Tuesday, April 05, 2011

RAF sends more jets to warzone as troops risking their lives are told: We're cutting 17,000 jobs

Tornado GR4Britain was sucked deeper into the Libya conflict last night as the number of Tornado bombers targeting Gaddafi’s forces was dramatically increased and ‘non-lethal equipment’ was lined up for the rebels.

On a visit to RAF pilots in Italy, David Cameron announced that four more GR4 ground attack planes will deploy to their Gioia Del Colle airbase.

Britain is having to shoulder a greater share of the burden after the U.S. began to withdraw its jets.
William Hague told MPs the UK was also prepared to give ‘non-lethal equipment’ to help the opposition forces trying to overthrow the dictator, starting with communications gear.

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