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Report: 61 Libyans killed in Tripoli clashes

Arab World Materials 21 February 2011 15:33 (UTC +04:00)
Al Jazeera television broadcaster, citing medical sources, reported that 61 people had been killed in clashes in Libya early on Monday.
Report: 61 Libyans killed in Tripoli clashes

Al Jazeera television broadcaster, citing medical sources, reported that 61 people had been killed in clashes in Libya early on Monday.

Clashes took place overnight after an address by Saif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, DPA reported.

Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Tripoli's Green Square, where they clashed with pro-Gaddafi protesters.

The state news agency JANA reported that people from different tribes took to the streets in the early hours of Monday expressing support for Gaddafi after Saif al-Islam's speech.

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