Libyan armed forces bombed weapons caches located far from urban areas, said Monday night the son of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, Libyan television reported. "The armed forces bombed weapons caches in areas far from urban areas, Libyan television said, adding that quoted a statement by Saif al Islam the official news agency Jana.
Saif al Islam and denied "reports that the armed forces bombed the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, Libyan television said. The television network Al Jazeera had reported air strikes in Tripoli. "What we are witnessing today is unimaginable. Warplanes and helicopters are bombing indiscriminately one area after another.
There are many, many dead," said Adel Mohamed Saleh in a transmission Al Jazeera Live. The protests against the order of 41 years of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrived in the capital Tripoli after days of violence in the east. Residents reported gunfire in parts of Tripoli and a political activist said that Libyan warplanes bombed the city.
Moreover, human rights groups and witnesses said that forces loyal to Gadhafi killed dozens of people throughout the country, causing widespread condemnation from foreign governments. It was not immediately possible to confirm independently the reports and communications with Libya from abroad were difficult.
But in the last hours began to grow a sense that the survival of a leader who has dominated the world stage for decades and controls vast reserves of oil faces a growing threat. The pilots of two Libyan planes that landed in Malta said they deserted after receiving orders to attack protesters, government sources said Malta.
An analyst at London consultancy Control Risks said the use of air power against its own people indicate that the end is near for Gadhafi. "These seem to be really the last desperate acts. If you're bombarding your own capital, is difficult to say how you can survive, "said Julien Barnes Dacey, Middle East analyst at Control Risks.
The demonstrations spread across the capital after several cities in the east, including Benghazi, seem to fall into the hands of the opposition, according to residents. Human Rights Watch said at least 233 people died in five days of violence, but opposition groups say the figure is much higher.
With information from AFP and Reuters 
Saif al Islam and denied "reports that the armed forces bombed the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, Libyan television said. The television network Al Jazeera had reported air strikes in Tripoli. "What we are witnessing today is unimaginable. Warplanes and helicopters are bombing indiscriminately one area after another.
There are many, many dead," said Adel Mohamed Saleh in a transmission Al Jazeera Live. The protests against the order of 41 years of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrived in the capital Tripoli after days of violence in the east. Residents reported gunfire in parts of Tripoli and a political activist said that Libyan warplanes bombed the city.
Moreover, human rights groups and witnesses said that forces loyal to Gadhafi killed dozens of people throughout the country, causing widespread condemnation from foreign governments. It was not immediately possible to confirm independently the reports and communications with Libya from abroad were difficult.
But in the last hours began to grow a sense that the survival of a leader who has dominated the world stage for decades and controls vast reserves of oil faces a growing threat. The pilots of two Libyan planes that landed in Malta said they deserted after receiving orders to attack protesters, government sources said Malta.
An analyst at London consultancy Control Risks said the use of air power against its own people indicate that the end is near for Gadhafi. "These seem to be really the last desperate acts. If you're bombarding your own capital, is difficult to say how you can survive, "said Julien Barnes Dacey, Middle East analyst at Control Risks.
The demonstrations spread across the capital after several cities in the east, including Benghazi, seem to fall into the hands of the opposition, according to residents. Human Rights Watch said at least 233 people died in five days of violence, but opposition groups say the figure is much higher.
With information from AFP and Reuters
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