Ankara (Turkey):
Moammar Gaddafi's son has vowed his family will "live and die in Libya," and will not allow "a bunch of terrorists" to take control of the country.
In an interview aired on Friday on Turkish TV, he was asked if his family has a "plan B" in the face of the growing unrest in Libya and plans to leave the country.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi replied as he tapped his index finger into the palm of his hand: "We have Plan A, Plan B and Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya, Plan B is to live and die in Libya, Plan C is to live and die in Libya," he said, pointing to a map of Libya.
The interview was conducted late on Thursday by CNNTurk's news anchor Cuneyt Ozdemir, who says he flew in and out to meet with Gaddafi's son. Ozdemir said a Turkish businessman, who has large building contracts in Libya, provided his private jet for the trip.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said the situation in Libya was different to that of Egypt and Tunisia, where he said demonstrations were "peaceful." In Libya's case, the unrest was led by "terrorist groups," he said. The interview was aired with a voice-over Turkish translation.
He denied sniper or air attacks on protesters in Libya, insisting that areas hit by Libyan war planes were "ammunition depots."
"It's not true," he said, according to the Turkish translation of the interview. "We are not battling our own people. We are battling these (terrorist) groups."
He also denied reports that claimed his father could set Libyan oil fields on fire. "Never!" Gaddafi said.
Gaddafi put the death toll since the start of the unrest at 242 - saying the number included both civilian and military deaths.
Gaddafi said much of Libya was calm and "under our control" apart from the cities of Zawiya and Misrata that were controlled by "terrorist" groups. He said groups had also declared "Islamic emirates" in the cities of Beyda and Derne, and called these "Mickey Mouse states."
Misrata, Libya's third-largest city about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from Tripoli, the capital, is where pro-Gaddafi militiamen - a mix of Libyans and foreign mercenaries - have clashed with government opponents.
Zawiya, some 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, witnessed the worst bloodshed on Thursday. An army unit loyal to Gaddafi opened fire with automatic weapons on a mosque where residents - some armed with hunting rifles for protection - have been holding a sit-in to support protesters in the capital, according to a witness.
Gaddafi repeatedly urged the interviewer to go out and see for himself how "calm" much of the country was.
In an interview aired on Friday on Turkish TV, he was asked if his family has a "plan B" in the face of the growing unrest in Libya and plans to leave the country.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi replied as he tapped his index finger into the palm of his hand: "We have Plan A, Plan B and Plan C. Plan A is to live and die in Libya, Plan B is to live and die in Libya, Plan C is to live and die in Libya," he said, pointing to a map of Libya.
The interview was conducted late on Thursday by CNNTurk's news anchor Cuneyt Ozdemir, who says he flew in and out to meet with Gaddafi's son. Ozdemir said a Turkish businessman, who has large building contracts in Libya, provided his private jet for the trip.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said the situation in Libya was different to that of Egypt and Tunisia, where he said demonstrations were "peaceful." In Libya's case, the unrest was led by "terrorist groups," he said. The interview was aired with a voice-over Turkish translation.
He denied sniper or air attacks on protesters in Libya, insisting that areas hit by Libyan war planes were "ammunition depots."
"It's not true," he said, according to the Turkish translation of the interview. "We are not battling our own people. We are battling these (terrorist) groups."
He also denied reports that claimed his father could set Libyan oil fields on fire. "Never!" Gaddafi said.
Gaddafi put the death toll since the start of the unrest at 242 - saying the number included both civilian and military deaths.
Gaddafi said much of Libya was calm and "under our control" apart from the cities of Zawiya and Misrata that were controlled by "terrorist" groups. He said groups had also declared "Islamic emirates" in the cities of Beyda and Derne, and called these "Mickey Mouse states."
Misrata, Libya's third-largest city about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from Tripoli, the capital, is where pro-Gaddafi militiamen - a mix of Libyans and foreign mercenaries - have clashed with government opponents.
Zawiya, some 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli, witnessed the worst bloodshed on Thursday. An army unit loyal to Gaddafi opened fire with automatic weapons on a mosque where residents - some armed with hunting rifles for protection - have been holding a sit-in to support protesters in the capital, according to a witness.
Gaddafi repeatedly urged the interviewer to go out and see for himself how "calm" much of the country was.
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