Unrest intensifies in Tripoli

Libyan protesters and security forces battled for control of Tripoli’s city centre overnight, with snipers opening fire and Muammar Gaddafi supporters shooting from speeding vehicles, witnesses have said.

Unrest intensifies in Tripoli
Mon, 21 Feb, 2011 - 09:51

Libyan protesters and security forces battled for control of Tripoli’s city centre overnight, with snipers opening fire and Muammar Gaddafi supporters shooting from speeding vehicles, witnesses have said.

The protests appear to be the heaviest in Libya’s capital after days of deadly clashes in eastern cities.

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