Libya: Protests 'rock city of Benghazi'
bbc
16-Feb-2011


There are reports of protests by hundreds of people in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

Eyewitnesses told the BBC that the unrest had been triggered by the arrest of a lawyer who is an outspoken critic of the government.

The lawyer was later said to have been released but the protests continued.

Pro-democracy protests have swept through several Arab countries in recent weeks, forcing the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt from power.

A call has been put out on the internet for protests across Libya on Thursday.


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