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Anti-government demonstrations continuing to grow in libya. a police station in the suburb of tripoli is on fire. protesters believed to have set fire to two government buildings. human rights watch estimating 233 people have been killed in clashes there with the government. cnn not on the ground there in libya. the government not allowing our journalists in. it is difficult to confirm this information. our nic robertson is in london keeping an eye. nic, hello, a lot of people talking about moam...

Well, revolution fever is gripping libya this morning. already this year revolutions in tunisia, libya and egypt to the east have seen their long time leaders topple. anti-government protests in libya began a week ago. teargas against demonstrators. human rights watch puts the death toll at 233 people and moammar gadhafis son speaks on state tv with these chilling words. >> translator: were not egypt. were not tunisia. we will have weapons. everyone has access to weapons. instead of crying over ...

And meanwhile, these protests which have been mainly in the second largest city of benghazi spreading to the capital there. video from benghazi that we do need to warn you about shows just whats happening on the street there. protesters are claiming that they have seized control of benghazi from the libyan military. human rights watch reporting that 233 people have been killed in clashes there. it is almost impossible to do reporting from libya right now. cnn, we do not have people on the ground...

That so we can bring you some type of live picture out of libya, where we are getting reports of human rights abuses, unrest, deaths. this is what we have gotten in. this is out of tripoli where protesters were setting fire to cars. we are told at least one government building as well. security forces are said to have used teargas against a lot of the demonstrators. one of the most chilling things we have heard is that in, well, moammar gadhafis second eldest son has spoken out, but in benghazi,...

Gadhafi promising death and chaos if the protesters dont lay off. there is a potential shut down in the united states. federal government could come to a halt next week if congress cant work something out. this is another big story were bringing in in a few minutes. violent clashes in libya where demonstrators say they have seized control of the second largest city, benghazi, and now the protests have spread to tripoli. they ransacked libya state tv headquarters and setting fire to government ...

Renees. its something wrong with them. >> who i am is who i am. i stand behind my tattoos, behind the decisions i make. now here is a look at our top stories. gun fire continues to ring out in libya. libyan helicopter gunships are firing into crowds of protesters, this according to the national front for the salvation of libya, an opposition group. cnn was unable to confirm the report independently. human rights watch estimates the death toll has reached 233. reports claim that the libyan just...

Hostages at sea after their yacht was hijacked by somali pirates. and now there are reports that a u.s. navy warship is on their trail on this "american morning." and hello to you all. welcome to this "american morning" on this monday, february 21st, im t.j. holmes. a violent crackdown is taking place in libya. anti-government protests are in their seventh day and have spread to the capital city of tripoli. reportedly setting a government building on fire. the u.s. is expressing grave concer...

This is the headline in the "national." violence is no substitute for dialogue. in tunisia and egypt the use of force against civilians hardened the resolve of demonstrators. one issue, many views. you can read all those articles in full at facebook.com/w1cnn and i will be chatting with you there as well. we are joined from cairo. your latest numbers say 233 people have been killed in the violence in libya. would you say that was a conservative estimate on the part of human rights watch? do you ...

233 people who have died in the unrest sweeping the country. in uganda, the leading opposition candidate says the election that is keeping the president in power was a sham. he says he rejects the results. election officials say the president won another term with the results of the vote. he has been in office since 1986. reports of a suicide bombing are coming from somalias capital. a car bomb exploded early monday near mogadishu. no word on casualties. it follows fighting over the weekend ...

Cnn is hearing at least one government building is on fire in tripoli and state tv is ransacked. we are monitoring state tv. they are still on the air. human rights told us 233 people have been killed overall in the violence in libya. cnn is going to continue to follow this revolt in the country which until just a few weeks ago, these kinds of scenes were totally unthinkable. the message by libyans here is gadhafi go. we are having a lot of difficulty confirming independently information come ou...