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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters were killed in clashes with Libyan security forces in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, a witness said, in the worst unrest in Muammar Gaddafi's four decades in power.
Snipers fired at protesters from a compound to which they had withdrawn, said the resident, who did not want to be named.
"Dozens were killed ... not 15, dozens. We are in the midst of a massacre here," he said. The man said he helped take the victims to a local hospital.
The Libyan authorities have not allowed foreign journalists into the country since the protests against Gaddafi erupted, and the witness' account could not be independently verified.