NATO condemns Libya's use of scud missile

NATO condemns Libya's use of scud missile against rebels-NATO has condemned Libya's use of a scud missile in its battle against rebels who are advancing toward Tripoli to oust Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi. NATO spokeswoman Carmen Romero said the Gadhafi government's use of the short-range ballistic missile shows that it is desperate as the rebels close in on the capital. In a news conference today in Brussels, Romero said many civilians could have been killed when pro-Gadhafi forces used the missile to attack Brega on Sunday. Meanwhile, Libyan rebels are capturing key towns to the south and west of Tripoli and trying to cut off supply routes to the capital in their bid to force Mr. Gadhafi from power. The rebels say they control most of Zawiya, a strategic town 50 kilometers west of Mr. Gadhafi's power base in Tripoli. Rebel fighters entered Zawiya on Saturday in their closest approach to the capital since the early weeks of the uprising.