Libyans Say Gaddafi Uses Mercenaries to Crush Uprising

Publisher:
Al Jazeera
Publication Date:
20 February 2011
Tags:
Libya, Conflict, Peace and Security, Governance, Human Rights

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Al Jazeera reports that an uprising in Libya appears to be widening, with witnesses saying protesters were massacred in Benghazi on Saturday, and with protests and clashes spreading across towns in the east and even to the capital, Tripoli.

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As fresh violence grips Libya, there are claims that some of those cracking down on demonstrators are foreign mercenaries from other parts of Africa, reports Hazem Sika.

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Videos posted on YouTube - protests in Benghazi.

 

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