Saturday, February 19, 2011

Unrest In Libya -- News Updates February 19, 2011



Scores Killed In Libya Protests -- Al Jazeera

Human Rights Watch says 84 people killed in past three days during rallies calling for ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.

Security forces in Libya have killed scores of pro-democracy protesters in demonstrations demanding the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, the country's long time ruler.

Human Rights Watch said on Saturday that 84 people had died over the past three days.

A doctor in Benghazi told Al Jazeera that he had seen 70 bodies at the city's hospital on Friday in one of the harshest crackdowns against peaceful protesters thus far.

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More News On The Unrest In Libya

Libya protests: massacres reported as Gaddafi imposes news blackout -- The Guardian
Libya: Benghazi tense as police leave the streets -- Yahoo News/AP
Libya city burying more dead after security crackdown -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Opposition: Protests spread in northern Libya -- M&C
Libyan regime hits back with deadly crackdown -- AFP
Anti-Gadhafi Protests Swell to Biggest Level -- Wall Street Journal
Report: 84 dead in Libyan protests -- UPI
Bloodshed as tensions rise in Libya -- BBC
Clashes in Libya Worsen as Army Crushes Dissent -- New York Times
Internet service shut down in Libya amid protests -- Xinhuanet
Update: As violence escalates, Libya cuts off the Internet -- Computer World
Q&A: In Libya, From 'Divide And Rule' To Crackdown -- NPR

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