Libyan rebels claim to have captured the strategic oil town of Brega, but at least 10 were killed when a Western coalition air strike hit a group of rebels on the outskirts of the town. Although there was no immediate confirmation of the rebels' victory claim, according to eye-witness report, seven bodies of pro-Gaddafi fighters and at least 10 burnt-out pick-up trucks were found along the road between Ajbadiya and Brega, 80 kilometres to the west. Brega, 800 kilometres east of Tripoli, has been the scene of intense exchanges over the past few days when pro-Gaddafi forces returned after being driven out by the rebels. But it has been unclear since Thursday who actually held the town with the rebel forces regrouping in Ajdabiya, 80 kilometres to the east. Rebel fighters at the scene said as many as 14 people may have died in the bombings last night. They said Gaddafi's forces fired rockets on Brega overnight and fighting continued further west around the town's university early today.