Government buildings on fire in Libya

The parliament building in the Libyan capital Tripoli is on fire,
Reuters reports.

There is no information on the cause of the fire. The parliament had been
holding a session. Witnesses say that several police stations and the
local autonomy building were burned down in the city last night. A TV
center was attacked. Citizens are forming self-defense committees to
protect against marauders.

Media report that the central TV center was attacked in the evening.
Libyan television is operating in normal mode, reporting about
thousands of supporters of the Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi.

The authorities are creating obstacles for foreign and local
journalists. Libya has been cut off from outer sources of information.

Citizens fear possible repressions from special services. The Internet
has been shut down. Mobile and telephone communications are operating
unstably.

Libyan security services have started leaving Tripoli, where mass
unrest started last night, Al Jazeera reports.

The location of Muammar al-Gaddafi is unknown.

Citizens in Libyan provinces demand that Muammar al-Gaddafi, who has
been in power for 42 years, and all his officials resign.

Human Rights Watch says that at least 233 people died in clashes with
law-enforcers.

Foreign companies are evacuating their employees. Oil prices on world
exchange markets have started rising dramatically.

The protests in Libya started on February 15.