Shops, banks and schools remained closed in the capital and government has set up about 30 checkpoints up to the Tunisian border, which has seen an unprecedented scale of evacuation of foreign workers, witnesses said.
A Tripoli resident said the streets were semi-deserted on Saturday afternoon, though people went out to buy bread and petrol, with long queues at service stations.
Gaddafi’s grip on power looked more tenuous as security forces abandoned many working class neighbourhoods in Tripoli.
Benghazi was lot calmer with banks and shop open for business, but schools stayed shut.
Gaddafi’s militiamen attempted to capture the Musrata airport and two of them were seized by revolutionaries. The mercenaries confessed to being paid $200 (Dh735) a day to carry out attacks against civilians.
Security Council meets
The escalating revolt to overthrow Gaddafi, which a Libyan diplomat to the United Nations said has killed thousands, has seen opponents grab almost the entire east and loyalists embarking on shooting sprees in the capital.
A man who was recording footage of a cold-blooded execution on a street in the Fashloon area was killed by the militiamen. The footage was posted on YouTube by his parents.
In New York, the UN Security Council was to meet in a special session to consider a sanctions resolution against Gaddafi in addition to those imposed by US President Barack Obama and the European Union.
Earlier, the Front of Al Tboo for Salvation of Libya told Gulf News that toppling Gaddafi will promote peace and security in the world.
Eisa Abdul Rahim Mansour, head of the Front, said he worked closely with Gaddafi in his war in Chad and he knows when and how he resorts to terrorist acts to enhance his political profile.
He said Gaddafi would turn more savage inside and outside Libya if he was allowed to get away with the killing of his own people.
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