Friday, March 4, 2011

Multiple reported dead in new clashes in Libya

Dozens of people have died on Friday in different cities in Libya, due to clashes between security forces loyal to the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to try to regain control of towns in rebel hands. "I was in the hospital less than 15 minutes . Dozens were killed and more wounded. We have counted 30 dead civilians.

The hospital is full. not find space for victims, "said Mohamed Zawiyah resident told Reuters by telephone. Another resident, Ibrahim, said that between 40 and 50 people were killed in the fighting. The figure could not be immediately verified. While in Ras Lanuf (major oil port in the east), the violence caused "many casualties", as reported by the AFP news agency said citing a doctor in charge of a hospital in Brega.

"They shoot GRAD rockets. I saw four people killed in front of me. They were hit by a rocket," said the witness who was presented as Marai. Zawiyah rebel commander had died in the clashes, according to a rebel spokesman. Hundreds of people were out today to protest through the streets of Tripoli, while the deployment of security in the city's total.

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