Libyan security forces kill 15 mourners
Posted Feb 19, 2011 03:20:42 PM.
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A Libyan hospital official says security forces have killed 15 mourners leaving a funeral for protesters.
That is added to the 84 believed to have died already in the unrest in the North African country.
Demonstrators in Libya want an end to Moammar Gadhafi’s regime.
Gadhafi’s regime has been cracking down on protesters demanding he step down and implement democratic reforms following similar uprisings that led to the ouster of the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia.
Human Rights Watch spokesman Tom Porteous says countries like Libya have no choice but to change.
He says killing protesters will only make things worse for the government.
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