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Summary The anti-government demonstrations in Libya that began in the city of Benghazi have given the protesters effective control of the east of the country.
The Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi appeared on state TV for a short interval of time to say he is still in the countrys capital Tripoli and not, as some reports had suggested, in Venezuela and do not believe these rumors. While on the other side Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel-Jalil resigned to protest the excessive use of force against unarmed demonstrators.Libya’s opposition has claimed that in most of the cities of Libya, protestors have taken over the control of government buildings and army settlements. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafis four-decade-old rule appeared in increasing jeopardy on Monday as anti-government protests reached the capital of Tripoli for the first time. Several cities in the east appeared to be in the hands of the opposition as protests spread from Benghazi. State TV broadcast a caption over file footage calling for the population to cooperate with the armed forces.Libyan warplanes and helicopters fired from the air and loyalist militias fatally shot protesters in the streets as the government of Muammar Gaddafi fought back brutally. Earlier British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday he had seen some information to suggest Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi had fled the country and was on his way to Venezuela; however Venezuelan officials simply denied these statements.After the successful movement in Egypt, it has also completely moved Libyan leader Gaddafi. Col. Muammar Gaddafi has been in regime since 1969.
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