Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to crush the revolt against his power, calling the protesters rats and cockroaches. After this declaration of Gaddafi, a sever clampdown was started in the capital, Tripoli, and its suburbs against the opposition. There are reports that thousands have died in Libyan riots. The supporters of Gaddafi took the streets and gathered at the Green Square, in Tripoli. They chanted slogans in Gaddafi’s support. Meanwhile, Peru has ended its diplomatic ties with Libya, while Libyan ambassadors in Indonesia, India, Brunei, United States, Bangladesh and in several other countries resigned to demonstrate their solidarity with the Libyan people. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a joint press conference with the Latvian foreign minister, condemned the crushing of people by the regime. United Nations Undersecretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe said that the UN is concerned over the human rights situation in Libya. He said that the UN secretary general was making efforts to normalize the situation in Libya.
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