TRIPOLI, Feb 21: Son of Libya's ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been seen killing pro-democracy protesters with security forces as the explosion of anger continues to rock the North African country, reports say.
BLOOD ON HIS HANDS? ... Saif al-Islam appeared on television urging protests against his father to stop
The news come as Habib al-Obaid, a doctor at al-Jalae hospital stated on Sunday that a least 50 people have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi since 1300 GMT on Sunday.
Reports have put the number of people killed in the country's second largest city, Benghazi at more than 200 over the past days.
Pro-democracy protests sparked by the popular revolutions that deposed long-serving rulers of neighboring Egypt and Tunisia have engulfed Libya since last week with thousands of people flocking the streets of the eastern city of Benghazi, and calling for the ouster of the 68-year-old Gaddafi, who has been in office since September 1969.
Two top Libyan envoys have resigned from their posts in solidarity with pro-democracy demonstrations against the country's ruler Muammar Gaddafi's authoritarian regime.
Envoy to China joins protest
Libyan envoy to the Arab League Abdel Moneim al-Honi and the country's ambassador to China resigned on Sunday to join the protests.
ECCENTRIC ... Gaddafi has had a love-hate relationship with the West, but most recently sealed his loyalty to Washington by shipping out Libya's weaponry to the US
"I have submitted my resignation in protest against the acts of repression and violence against demonstrators and I am joining the ranks of the revolution," al-Honi said.
Libyan envoy to China has also said that he was not “honored to represent a regime that kills its people.”
He has also called on the army to intervene to stop the killing of “innocent people.”
An opposition leader has said that all tribes across the country have joined the anti-government protests, reports said.
Meanwhile, unconfirmed report said Gaddafi had left the country for Brazil or Venezuela.
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