7.24pm: European Union governments agreed to prepare possible sanctions on Libya in response to Gaddafi's violent crackdown on anti-government protests, EU diplomats told the Reuters news agency.

The measures could include visa bans, asset freezes, an arms embargo and other restrictions, Reuters said.
7.04pm: Malta has turned back the unscheduled flight that was carrying Gaddafi's daughter, Ayesha Gaddafi. The plane is said to be headed back to Libya, Cal Perry reports from Valletta.

6.15pm: A private Libyan jet that was prevented from landing at Beirut's airport was carrying on board the wife of one of Gaddafi's sons, Voice of Lebanon radio reported Wednesday.

Several Libyan regime figures could have been among the plane's passengers, the radio station said.

5.25pm: A National Libyan Airline plane is circling the airspace off the coast of Malta, Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from Valletta. "The plane is saying they are running out of fuel and need to land .. they are negotiating with the runway about landing," Perry says.

But soldiers have been deployed and authorities are "nervous" about what could be on board the plane, he adds.

4.27pm: A Libyan airforce plane has crashed near Benghazi after the crew bailed out, the country's Quryna Newspaper reports. The newspaper said the crew had orders to bomb Benghazi, but refused to carry them out. (с) aljazeera

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