6:01pm Violence flared up even before the Friday sermons were over, according to a source in Tripoli.
People are rushing out of mosques even before Friday prayers are finished because the state-written sermons were not acceptable, and made them even more angry,” the source said.
5:55pm Bloomberg reports ‘Al Jazeera Enrages Dictators, Wins Viewers With Coverage’
Beaming images of the protests and interviewing key participants, Al Jazeera in particular has moved from being perceived as a Middle Eastern talk shop to a catalyst for change.
5:28pm Al Jazeera correspondent tweets: Precious scene on Libyan state TV now - kids leading pro-Gaddafi gathering, chanting ‘Long live Papa Muammar’
5:01pm The Libyan envoy to the UN has told the Human Rights Council that he and others at the embassy “represent only the Libyan people” and not the regime.
4:52pm Twitter user in Tripoli reports gun fire outside his house. He reports that he had to run back into the house after witnessing a shoot out, and someone being shot in the head. He continues to give running commentary of the events outside his home. Here is a picture of a bullet hole in the wall.
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/africa/2011/02/24/live-blog-libya-feb-25
Reports coming in that Tripoli closed airspace now.
... authority along the Libyan and Tunisia boarder prepare for Gaddafi thugs and regime in fleeing toward boarders UN 5 minutes ago
@skynewsbreak:
Colonel Gaddafi addressing crowds in Green Square.
I can’t confirm this but the tweeter has been pretty spot on so far.
We should bomb the Libyan TV ministry... And take out Libyan (pro Gudaffi) airpower.
European Union nations agree to slap an arms embargo, freeze assets and travel bans on Libya, an EU diplomat says