Libyan rebels innovate with DIY weapons

They say necessity is mother of invention and in a school playground; rebels in Misurata have been turning captured weapons and munitions into anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers to the backs of civilian pickup truck.

Despite the lack of weaponry to combat Muammar Gaddafi loyalists, the rebels have pooled their resources and talents to ensure that they will still be able to put an end to his 41-year rule - albeit not in the most rudimentary of ways.

Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Misurata.

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[belybor]

@seesully70 To give this money to the "rebels" (many of whom not even libyans) is a plain and simple robbery (a heist of the century actually because this is a $160 billions we are talking about) - to such actions to be overlooked by the majority of the world population they need a hella LOT of a paper work - thats why.

[SuperSaiyanMax]

orky as fuck

[kaizer4519]

engineers always make the difference

[yoonskim96]

just awesome

[nuclearthreat545]

Nice!

[yeerowchurkill]

can someone tel me , when the "rebels" tel nato and allies too get fucked ? wil they be classed as terrorists ?

[JiPrime]

Orknology IRL

[TThorne931]

lol lybia keep being awesome guys and you have NATO LOVE

[mindelo23]

All politics aside that's kind of awesome!

[Magni56]

@anatimia2

Dream on. The NTC has already been setting up the infrastructure and administrational bodies necessary to keep the country running since a few weeks after the whole thing started. It does have its advantages if the revolution is run by lawyers, judges and intellectuals.

[anatimia2]

Libya is the new Afghanistan of Africa  this war will last forever this beautiful and rich country will turn to a wild and pour country as it was before gaddafi