Sec. of State Clinton arrives in Libya

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From Elise Labott, CNN

October 18, 2011 -- Updated 1035 GMT (1835 HKT)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Clinton is slated to meet with officials of the National Transitional Council
• Clinton is the first Cabinet-level American official to visit Libya since Moammar Gadhafi was ousted
• NTC fighters toppled Gadhafi's nearly 42-year-old government in August

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Tripoli on Tuesday, making her the first Cabinet-level American official to visit Libya since the ouster of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi.

Clinton landed under tight security in a country where forces loyal to the transitional government are still battling Gadhafi loyalists. She was slated to meet with officials of the National Transitional Council and planned to offer U.S. medical assistance for those wounded in the fighting, according to a senior State Department official traveling with the secretary.

NTC fighters toppled Gadhafi's nearly 42-year-old government in August after six months of fighting. Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and his brother-in-law and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi are wanted on war crimes charges and remain fugitives.

Elise Labott is the news media pool producer for Clinton's trip

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