Tripoli streets 'lined with dead'

The streets of Libya's capital are littered with the bodies of scores of protesters shot dead by security forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, an opposition leader has said.

Mohammed Ali of the Libyan Salvation Front said Tripoli's inhabitants are hiding at home after the killings and warnings by forces loyal to Mr Gaddafi that anyone found outside would be shot.

Mr Ali said Mr Gaddafi's forces shot at ambulances and some protesters were left bleeding to death.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said at least 250 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. Human Rights Watch has put the toll at at least 233 killed. The difficulty in getting information made obtaining a precise figure impossible. More...

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