Libyan jets open fire on protesters

Source: Press TV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/166354.html

The government of Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has deployed fighter jets to open fire on pro-democracy protesters, who have taken control of a number of cities.

Pro-democracy protesters in Libya have seized several cities, including Benghazi, Sirte and in the border town of al-Zawiya, reports said on Saturday.

The Air Force now has dispatched fighter jets to attack protesters amid a revolution that appears imminent.

On the ground, forces loyal to Gaddafi are reportedly using live rounds against protesters.

This is while Planeloads of armed foreign mercenaries have reportedly landed in Tripoli.

Meanwhile in Tripoli, protesters attacked the headquarters of the state television station overnight and set fire to the offices of the People's Committees -- the mainstay of the government.

Reports also say that the security forces killed scores of people in the country's second largest city, Benghazi, in just a few hours.

The International Federation for Human Rights says as many as 400 people have been killed so far in the revolution.

The developments come as popular revolutions continue to sweep the US-backed autocratic regimes across the Middle East and North Africa.

In the meantime, there have been unconfirmed reports that Gaddafi has fled the country