Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi threatened to bomb from the air as protesters in the city of Zauiya, 50 kilometers west of the capital, said the television station Al Jazeera. The threat was conveyed to the leaders of the revolt in Zauiya Mektuf Mohamed, who plays the role of mediator between the regime and the rebels in that city, told Al Jazeera by telephone Khaled Ammar, a resident.
Mektuf, at the direction of Gadhafi called three days ago the inhabitants of that city took to the streets to stage demonstrations in their support for the visit of a small group of foreign journalists, but they rejected. The threat of bombings represent Gadhafi's response to the rejection of the inhabitants of the city to demonstrate their support.
Ammar Khaled also said that forces loyal to Gadhafi, who besiege the city, have begun to stop for two days to obtain supplies in food and medicine. The city, he said, has reserves of foodstuffs, only for about ten days and residents fear a humanitarian catastrophe. For his part, Abu Abdelbaset Zirik, a spokesman of the so-called youth revolution of 17 February, "said the Qatari channel that at least three people were killed last night in Misrata, the third largest city, 200 kilometers east Tripoli.
According Zirik, Gadhafi forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle, killing two passengers and wounding another and also fired over some houses in the city killing another person. In addition, abducted 61 young people in Misrata, including several children, and later shown on state television, have to say that taking drugs and had led to riots, rebel spokesman. 
Mektuf, at the direction of Gadhafi called three days ago the inhabitants of that city took to the streets to stage demonstrations in their support for the visit of a small group of foreign journalists, but they rejected. The threat of bombings represent Gadhafi's response to the rejection of the inhabitants of the city to demonstrate their support.
Ammar Khaled also said that forces loyal to Gadhafi, who besiege the city, have begun to stop for two days to obtain supplies in food and medicine. The city, he said, has reserves of foodstuffs, only for about ten days and residents fear a humanitarian catastrophe. For his part, Abu Abdelbaset Zirik, a spokesman of the so-called youth revolution of 17 February, "said the Qatari channel that at least three people were killed last night in Misrata, the third largest city, 200 kilometers east Tripoli.
According Zirik, Gadhafi forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle, killing two passengers and wounding another and also fired over some houses in the city killing another person. In addition, abducted 61 young people in Misrata, including several children, and later shown on state television, have to say that taking drugs and had led to riots, rebel spokesman.
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