Zimbabwe has expelled Libya's ambassador to Harare after he recognised the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) fighting Muammar Gaddafi's regime, Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said.

"The Libyan ambassador and his staff are required to leave Zimbabwe within the next 72 hours," Mumbengegwi told journalists.

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