Anti-government protesters are reported to have taken control of the Libyan city of Benghazi, following clashes with security forces.

Anti-government protesters are reported to have taken control of much of the Libyan city of Benghazi, following clashes with security forces.

Support for anti-government protesters in Libya at a demonstration outside the Libyan embassy in Cairo.

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Protesters are reported to have gained access to a military compound in the city and fierce fighting is continuing, the BBC reports.
One report says protesters used an explosives-laden car to break into the camp.
Human Rights Watch says at least 173 people have been killed in Libya since demonstrations began on Wednesday. Other reports put the death toll higher than 200.
The most bloody attacks were reported over the weekend, with funeral marches for victims of previous clashes reported to have come under fire.
Speaking amid the sound of fresh gunfire on Sunday, the doctor told the BBC that "a real massacre" had happened. She said scores of casulties had been brought to the city's Jala hospital, most of them with gunshot wounds.
Witnesses say troops used machine-guns, mortars and even a missile against the mourners.