Libya: Benghazi rebels reject African Union truce plan

The BBC's Jon Leyne in Benghazi: "A large crowd are protesting their dismay at this peace plan"

Libya's rebel leadership in Benghazi has rejected a proposal put forward by an African Union delegation to end the eight-week conflict.

The AU said Col Muammar Gaddafi had accepted the plan on Sunday. However, on Monday, his forces attacked the besieged western city of Misrata.
The rebels said they were rejecting the truce because it did not include plans for Col Gaddafi to step down.
The US, the UK and Italy have again said the Libyan leader must leave.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US wanted to see a transition which would include Col Gaddafi leaving Libya.
Nato - whose air strikes are targeting pro-Gaddafi forces - says a ceasefire must be credible and verifiable.