50 more people killed in Libya

People climb flag poles in front of a building purported to be the internal security headquarters in Libya's second city of Benghazi in this still grab taken from video uploaded February 20, 2011

Source: Press TV
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At least 50 people have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi since 1300 GMT on Sunday, as protests calling for Muammar Gaddafi's ouster grow more violent, a doctor in the city says.

"Today has been a real tragedy ... since 3 p.m. (1300 GMT) and up to 9:15 p.m., we received 50 dead, mostly from bullet wounds," Habib al-Obaid, a doctor at al-Jalae hospital, said on Sunday.

"There are 200 wounded, 100 of them are in very serious conditions," he was quoted as saying by Reuters.

The repression became bloodier on Sunday when security forces opened fire on thousands of people who had gathered to mourn for those killed on Saturday clashes in Benghazi.

Libya's envoy to the Arab League Abdel Moneim al-Honi has submitted his resignation "in protest against the acts of repression and violence against demonstrators" and has joined the "revolution."

US has also condemned the suppression of pro-democracy protesters and expressed concern about "disturbing reports and images coming out of Libya."

Reports have put the number of people killed in the country's second largest city, Benghazi at more than 200 over the past days.

Residents in Benghazi reported that there was no electricity in parts of the city and tanks were stationed outside the city's main courthouse. Benghazi's airport is also reported closed.

The rights group Amnesty International has urged the Libyan government to stop its crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.

Latest figures show the death toll from clashes in Libya's massive popular uprising is nearing 300.

Protesters have been demanding the ouster of the Libyan leader, who has been in power for over 40 years