More Libya fighting amid fears of 'catastrophe'
Supporters of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi kiss his picture during a pro-government rally in Tripoli. The death toll has topped 100 from an iron-fisted crackdown on anti-government protests in east Libya, Human Rights Watch have claimed. CAIRO (AFP) - – Anti-regime protests spread closer to the Libyan capital on Sunday and new fighting erupted in the flashpoint city of Benghazi, as Human Rights Watch said it feared a catastrophe with more than 100 people dead in an iron-fisted crackdown.
Witnesses told AFP by telephone that security forces clashed with anti-regime protesters in the Mediterranean city of Misrata, 200 kilometres (120 miles) from Tripoli.
Demonstrators were on the streets there to show support for residents of Benghazi, 1,000 kilometres from the capital, who have endured the brunt of a crackdown in eastern Libya, they said.
The witnesses said Libyan security forces backed by "African mercenaries" had been shooting into the crowds "without discrimination."...........
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