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politics2011-02-20 12:03 am
la_vie_noire) wrote in politics2011-02-20 12:03 am
Deaths in Libya's Protests
Gaddafi fights for his future as up to 200 die in Benghazi.
My thoughts are with the Libyan people.
Dozens of protesters were reported killed by sniper fire from security forces in Benghazi, Libya's second city, yesterday when violence flared again as crowds clashed after funerals for people killed in fighting on Friday. "Dozens were killed. We are in the midst of a massacre here," one eyewitness reported.
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The widespread violence on Friday culminated in at least 35 deaths, according to Human Rights Watch. The New York-based watchdog said its tally was now 84 after three days of violence. The Benghazi-based Quryna newspaper, reportedly linked to one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons, said 24 were killed. Other reports put the body count higher, with as many as 200 dead and more than 1,000 hurt.
My thoughts are with the Libyan people.