Live Blog - Libya Feb 25

(All times are local in Libya GMT+2)

February 25, 2011

4:52pm Twitter user in Tripoli reports gun fire outside his house. He reports that he had to run back into the house after witnessing a shoot out, and someone being shot in the head. He continues to give running commentary of the events outside his home. Here is a picture of a bullet hole in the wall.

Gaddafi is said to be many things. And if Slate magazine is to be believed, he also looks like many people, including Mickey Rourke, John Travolta and Mick Jagger. Check out this outrageous gallery:





4:25pm Reports coming in that Libyan security forces tried to seize back control of the coastal town of Zawiyah,
about 50 kilometers west of Tripoli, but were driven back by government opponents,

4:01pm The International Organisation of Migration (IOM) reports that that the exodus of mainly foreign migrants from eastern Libya to Tunisia was increasing. It has been reported that upto 7,408 new arrivals over a 24-hour period until early Friday morning at the Ras Adjir border crossing alone. This put the total number of arrivals in Egypt, Tunisia and Niger to about 40,000 to 50,000.

4:00pm Reuters reports that at least five protesters were shot and killed by security forces in Tripoli today.

3:45pm In response to Gaddafi's comment on Libyan TV that "exploiting" teenagers, giving them "hallucinogenic pills in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe," a blogger released this image as a timely response:


3:40pm Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said today that Europe was united behind sanctions against Libya and called for swift EU and UN action. Westerwelle was speaking during a news conference with visiting Moroccan Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri who said "the legitimate aspirations of Libyan people have to be supported, and have to be supported by action."

3:25pm Reports of heavy gun-fire in various Tripoli districts - Fashloum, Ashour, Jumhouria, Souq Al Jouma.

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