Excerpts from gadaffi speech

3.13pm: Libyan state TV broadcast a live interview by phone with Gaddafi that it said was from the town of al-Zawiya. Here is a summary of the key points of the speech. Gaddafi said:

• Osama bin Laden and his followers are behind the protests sweeping the country.

What is happening now in Libya is not people's power, it's international terrorism led by al-Qaeda ... All they want is to kill your kids, that's what Bin Laden wants, he should be happy now, that's what he wants.

• Young people were being duped with drugs and alcohol to take part in "destruction and sabotage".

They have been brain washing the kids and young people... [the protesters] are trigger happy and they shoot especially when they are stoned with drugs.

• The situation in Libya is very different to that in Egypt or Tunisia which have both seen successful revolutions.

There are no queues, people are getting all their daily needs. Why did you have to get involved with this kind of Bin Laden organisation?

• He was merely a figurehead like the Queen in the UK and cannot make rules, only offer advice.

The constitution is very clear: take the weapons from them... I only have moral authority.

• He did not know when the violence would end but again urged his supporters to take to the streets.

I call on the people of Libya to get out of their houses and confront this bunch of people. If they are not brave enough to go out and face this enemy on the street, maybe they should let their women and their daughters go out.