Tripoli:
Libyan protesters seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi defied a crackdown and took to the streets in five cities on Thursday on what activists dubbed a "day of rage", amid reports at least 20 demonstrators were killed in clashes with pro-government groups.
Amateur video accessed via YouTube purported to show anti-government protesters in Benghazi and the capital, Tripoli.
The video from Benghazi, thought to have been filmed early on Thursday morning, showed a group of demonstrators marching through the streets chanting slogans.
Footage allegedly shot in Tripoli showed people pushing burning bins into the street, blocking some cars and causing others to swerve.
Sounds of chanting, screeching tyres and car horns could be heard on the footage.
The date and location of filming, as well as the authenticity and content of the amateur video could not be independently verified by AP Television.
An opposition website and an anti-Gadhafi activist said unrest broke out during marches in four cities - Beyida, Benghazi, Zentan, Rijban and Darnah.
Opposition website Libya Al-Youm said four protesters were slain by snipers from the Internal Security Forces in the eastern city of Beyida, which had protests Wednesday and Thursday.
It's not clear when the protesters were killed.
Gadhafi's government moved quickly to try to stop Libyans from joining the wave of uprisings in the Middle East that have ousted the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
It proposed the doubling of government employees' salaries and released 110 suspected Islamic militants who oppose him - tactics similar to those adopted by other Arab regimes facing recent mass protests.
An autocrat who has ruled for more than 40 years, Gadhafi also has been meeting with tribal leaders to solicit their support.
Amateur video accessed via YouTube purported to show anti-government protesters in Benghazi and the capital, Tripoli.
The video from Benghazi, thought to have been filmed early on Thursday morning, showed a group of demonstrators marching through the streets chanting slogans.
Footage allegedly shot in Tripoli showed people pushing burning bins into the street, blocking some cars and causing others to swerve.
Sounds of chanting, screeching tyres and car horns could be heard on the footage.
The date and location of filming, as well as the authenticity and content of the amateur video could not be independently verified by AP Television.
An opposition website and an anti-Gadhafi activist said unrest broke out during marches in four cities - Beyida, Benghazi, Zentan, Rijban and Darnah.
Opposition website Libya Al-Youm said four protesters were slain by snipers from the Internal Security Forces in the eastern city of Beyida, which had protests Wednesday and Thursday.
It's not clear when the protesters were killed.
Gadhafi's government moved quickly to try to stop Libyans from joining the wave of uprisings in the Middle East that have ousted the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
It proposed the doubling of government employees' salaries and released 110 suspected Islamic militants who oppose him - tactics similar to those adopted by other Arab regimes facing recent mass protests.
An autocrat who has ruled for more than 40 years, Gadhafi also has been meeting with tribal leaders to solicit their support.
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