Libya: Benghazi residents dance and sing against Gaddafi

Libya: Benghazi residents dance and sing against Gaddafi
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Summary The residents of Benghazi celebrated in the main square. In the Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi, anti-Gaddafi demonstrators danced and sang into the night on Thursday.

Libyan rebels pushed west on Thursday, extending their grip on a key coast road as Muammar Gaddafi received a warning he would be held to account at The Hague for suspected crimes by his security forces. Venezuela said the Libyan leader had agreed to its proposal for an international commission to negotiate an end to the turmoil in the worlds 12th largest oil exporting nation.But Gaddafis son Saif Al-Islam said there was no need for any foreign mediation in the crisis, a leader of the uprising rejected talks with the veteran leader, and the Arab League said cautiously the plan was under consideration.

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