Wednesday 16 February 2011/The Telegraph
Hundreds of people angry at the arrest of a human rights campaigner have clashed with police and government supporters overnight in Libya, according to reports.
The rioting in the eastern city of Benghazi was a rare show of unrest in Libya, which has been tightly controlled by leader Muammar Gaddafi for more than 40 years but has also felt the ripples from popular revolts in its neighbours Egypt and Tunisia.
Libyan state television said that rallies were being held across the oil exporting country on Wednesday in support of Gaddafi, who is Africa's longest serving leader.
Reports from Benghazi, about 600 miles east of the Libyan capital, indicated the city was now calm but that overnight protesters armed with stones and petrol bombs had set fire to vehicles and fought with police.
The online edition of Libya's privately-owned Quryna newspaper, which is based in Benghazi, said 14 people were hurt in the clashes, including 10 police officers. It said none of the injuries was serious.
"Last night was a bad night," a Benghazi resident, who did not want to be identified, told Reuters by telephone.
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