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Libyan Demonstrators march in the "Day of Wrath ' - Thousands of people took to the streets a day after clashes with police left fourteen dead
Crisis in the Arab world - Tripoli Thursday February 17, 2011
EFE El Universal
protesters seeking to oust the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ignored the repression and went on Thursday to the streets in four cities in what activists characterized as a''day of rage'' . Meanwhile, rumors that circulated at least 14 protesters died in clashes with pro-government forces.
The organization Human Rights Watch based in New York, said the internal security forces also arrested at least 14 people. Hundreds of pro-government protesters marched through the capital, Tripoli, where they blocked traffic in some places, witnesses said.
A Web site of the opposition and an opposition activist said the incidents occurred during demonstrations in four cities on Thursday. The organizers used space on the network, like Facebook and Twitter, to call national demonstrations.
Today the Libyans''broke the barrier of fear,''said Faiz Jibril, an opposition leader in exile.
Gaddafi's government moved quickly to try to stop the Libyans to join the wave of uprisings in the region that have ousted the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia. Proposed to double the salaries of public employees and released 110 suspected Islamic militants on opposition tactics similar to those adopted by other Arab regimes face massive protests.
official news agency JANA reported that thousands of supporters of Gaddafi planned a demonstration on Thursday in Tripoli, as well as demonstrations in other cities, to express''eternal unity with the brother leader of the revolution,''known as the leader.
Witnesses in the capital said many government supporters wore their cars Libyan flags and chanted slogans in favor of Gaddafi. Moreover added that the shops were still open.
Some protests ended in violence. The Web site
Libya Al-Youm said four protesters were killed by sharpshooters of the Internal Security Forces in the eastern city of Beyida, where there were protests on Wednesday and Thursday. He added that there was another demonstration Thursday in Benghazi, Libya's second city.
activist Fathi al-Warfali, based in Switzerland, said 11 protesters were killed in Beyida on Wednesday night and injured dozens .
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