As residents celebrated, one demonstrator called for Gaddafi’s prosecution for ordering attacks on protesters.
Protester: *”It’s time for him to be in (front of) justice. We need justice, because we have people has been killed, several people. Can you imagine somebody open his chest to pick out bullets? And the coward, he shoot the guy, and that’s my nephew, and he is [dead] there.”*
**U.N.: Over 100,000 Flee Libya**
Estimates of the death toll so far have reached as high as 2,000 people. The United Nations says more than 100,000 people have fled Libya to neighboring Egypt and Tunisia in what it calls a *”humanitarian emergency.”* Egyptian nationals are said to account for over half the total. A Red Cross spokesperson said Libya’s refugee problem is approaching a crisis.
Unidentified: *”We are very worried and alarmed about the humanitarian situation as people cross over the border. We are now mobilizing resources as we speak, internationally and through our regional office here in Tunis, sending personnel.”*
**Gaddafi’s Son: “Everything is Peaceful” in Libya**
The Gaddafi regime has desperately tried to control the information coming out of Libya. Foreign journalists have been brought into Tripoli, but only under government escort. On Friday, one of Gaddfi’s sons, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, denied the widespread violence.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: *”Now, everything is calm, and Tripoli is safe. Today, in the whole of Libya, no casualties, no attacks. Everything is peaceful, so today everybody is happy. So peace is coming back to our country.”*
**Security Council Backs Libya Sanctions, War Crimes Probe**
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Geneva today for a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the Libya crisis. The meeting comes after the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a measure imposing sanctions on the Gaddafi regime.
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice: *”We are pleased to have supported this entire resolution in all of its measures, including the referral to the ICC. We were happy to have the opportunity to co-sponsor this, and we think that it is a very powerful message to the leadership of Libya that this heinous killing must stop and that individuals will be held personally responsible.”*