Witness says Libyan army hits mosque near Tripoli

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

By PAUL SCHEMM and MAGGIE MICHAEL
The Associated Press
Thursday, February 24, 2011; 3:52 AM

BENGHAZI, Libya -- A Libyan witness says a Libyan army unit has blasted a minaret of a mosque in a city west of Tripoli.

The witness tells The Associated Press by telephone that several protesters, who have been camped inside and outside the mosque while demanding the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi, have been killed or seriously wounded in Thursday's attack.

The witness from Zawiya says the military used anti-aircraft missiles and automatic weapons and attacked the protesters around 9:00 a.m. The witness spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals and the report could not be independently confirmed.



Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022401170.html

[Jmaxfie1]

1. I'm against the death penalty but...

If something were to happen to old Gaddafi I don't think I'd be shedding any tears

[breadandwine]

2. I wouldn't lose any sleep if he were overthrown.

....

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. His country needs him alive - to account for the stolen billions and

for his crimes...

Welcome to DU, btw!

Maybe something more like Chauchesku or "Il Duce" for him??