by Marie Colvin and Matthew Campbell, The Australian, Australia - Residents of Benghazi, Libya's rebellious second city, are reported to be in fear of further bloody reprisals for daring to challenge the 42-year-old regime of Muammar Gadaffi.
Already at least 35 people had been killed in the city and about 50 more around the country according to human rights monitors.

Libya is almost closed off from the world, with all internet services down and foreign journalists banned, as one of Gadaffi's sons reportedly headed for Benghazi with an elite military force. The news network CNN quoted a doctor who said helicopters were circling in the sky over the city, firing at protesters.