Libya violence death toll tops 100: watchdog

Sun, Feb 20, 2011 Reuters

TRIPOLI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The death toll from four days of violence centred on the Libyan city of Benghazi has passed 100, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, after witnesses said security forces shot dozens more anti-government protesters. The unrest, the worst in Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's four decades in power, started out as a series of protests inspired by popular revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia but was met by a fierce security crackdown. Witnesses in the eastern city of Benghazi said security forces had pulled back to a fortified compound in the centre of the town from where they were shooting at people returning from burying protesters killed on previous days. Read the whole story on:  AlJazeeraEnglish | February 17, 2011 | 50 likes, 0 dislikes Deadly attacks on peaceful protests - that is what eyewitnesses are reporting from all over Libya. The country's "day of rage" has left at least 24 people dead, according to Human Rights Watch. Despite media restrictions in Libya - reports of protests and violence have emerged on the internet. Many amateur videos have also been uploaded, which cannot be independently verified. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.