Reply #6: Gunfire in Tripoli near Gaddafi's compound [View All]

[joshcryer]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/01/uk-libya-tripoli-gunfire-idUKTRE73054H20110401">Gunfire in Tripoli near Gaddafi's compound
(Reuters) - Sustained gunfire rang out near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's heavily fortified compound in Tripoli on Friday and residents said they saw snipers on rooftops and pools of blood on the streets.

It was not clear what triggered long bursts of machinegun and automatic gunfire that echoed around the city centre for about 20 minutes and stopped before dawn.

Cars were heard speeding along central Tripoli streets, their tyres screeching on the asphalt. Distant shouting or chanting also was heard.

"There were pools of blood on the streets. You will not find anything now. It's been hosed down and cleaned by the fire trucks," a Tripoli resident said.

This is probably where a lot of the tweets earlier were coming from. Not sure what to think about it. Sorry all, I must sleep, been up 38 hours straight. Met a Libyan today at the laundry mat, very surreal talking to him.