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A plainclothes policeman catches a woman during a police crackdown on prostitution in Quanzhou, Fujian province, October 29, 2011. China should remove criminal and administrative penalties against sex workers which often lead to serious police abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 14, 2013. The abuses include torture, beatings, physical assaults, fines and arbitrary detentions of up to two years, as well as a failure to investigate crimes against sex workers by clients, bosses and state agents, according to the report. Prostitution is not permitted under Chinese law, although the industry has boomed since the country launched economic reforms in 1978. REUTERS/Stringer

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BRUSSELS | Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:10pm EDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Libyan government forces fired three Scud-type missiles on Monday from the area of Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's home town, toward the coastal city of Misrata in central Libya, NATO said.

The western alliance said initial reports showed the rockets landed most likely at sea or on the shore, and NATO was not aware of any casualties or damage.

"We confirm reports concerning the firing of three surface-to-surface missiles on Monday evening," a NATO official said.
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sgreco1970 wrote:
and where did they get this scud? and how long have they had it?

Aug 22, 2011 4:19pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
renceD wrote:
A pat on Tony Blair’s shoulder! He sold some good stuff to Ghaddafi.
The way he was hugging and kissing Ghaddafi 3 years ago showed that it was clearly a good deal. Oh but wait: Wouldn’t the launching of scud missiles be the perfect EXCUSE for NATO to invade Lybia?

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