Benghazi:
Libyan rebels shot down a warplane that was bombing their eastern stronghold on Saturday as the opposition accused Moammar Gadhafi's government of defying calls for an immediate cease-fire.
An Associated Press reporter saw the plane go down in flames outside Benghazi early on Saturday, sending up a black cloud of smoke after the city came under attack.
The sound of artillery and crackling gunfire was heard in the distance.
Trying to outmanoeuvre Western military intervention, Gadhafi's government declared a cease-fire on Friday as the rebel uprising faltered against his artillery, tanks and warplanes.
But the opposition said shells rained down well after the announcement and accused the Libyan leader of lying.
Wary of the cease-fire, Britain and France took the lead in plans to enforce a no-fly zone, sending British warplanes to the Mediterranean and announcing a crisis summit in Paris with the UN and Arab allies.