ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS IN Libya have called for a nationwide “day of anger” as clashes left four dead on Wednesday, according to reports.
Al-Jazeera say that reports on Twitter indicate the government is looking to quell the protests by sending text messages to people warning them that live bullets will fired if they join the demonstrations.
Social media websites in the country had been blocked for a number of hours before being restored yesterday evening.
Agence France Presse say that at least four people were shot dead in clashes with security forces in the eastern city of al-Badya on Wednesday according to non-governmental organisations and opposition figures in the region.
Protests have been taking place against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who has been the longest serving leader in the Middle East since taking over in Libya following a coup 1969.
The BBC say there are reports of government forces opening fire on protesters, possibly firing from helicopters into crowds and using snipers.
The protests are said to have begun after the arrest of Fathi Terbil, who represents relatives of more than 1,000 prisoners who were allegedly massacred by security forces in Tripoli jail in 1996.
The uprisings are part of a larger wave of pro-democracy protests taking place in several Arab nations that have so far forced the resignation of presidents in Tunisia and Egypt.
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