Gunfire erupts in Libyan capital

Gunfire erupts in Libyan capital | Herald Sun: "Libya's third city, Misurata, just 160km east of the capital, was deserted by regime loyalists Friday, a resident said, although deadly clashes were still raging at a nearby air base.

Al Jazeera reported that the western border with Tunisia remained in government hands and that those fleeing the chaos were being stripped of electronic equipment to prevent images from being distributed.

A witness said government forces shot dead four people who were trying to flee.

The towns of Zawiyah and Zwara, between Tripoli and the border, were in opposition hands, but Sky News reported that Ghadafi's forces were fighting back on the outskirts of Zawiyah.

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said that 'thousands' possibly died after the uprising against Ghadafi began February 15, and the UN's food agency warned that food supplies there were running low.

Ghadafi's oldest son, Saif al Islam Ghadafi, said in an interview with CNN Turk that the regime would not destroy the nation's oil resources, although reports suggested that most of the industry was in opposition hands.

The younger Ghadafi said that the family planned 'to live and die in Libya' and had no intention of fleeing overseas."

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