Paris: The International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) reported that at least 640 people have been killed in Libya in protests against the Libya’s strongman Muammer Gaddafii, news agencies reported. The figure is more than double the official Libyan government toll of 300 dead, and includes 275 dead in Tripoli and 230 dead in the protest epicentre in the eastern city of Benghazi, the IFHR’s Souhayr Belhassen said.
The Benghazi toll includes “130 soldiers who were executed by their officers in Benghazi for refusing to fire on crowds” of protesters, she said.
Belhassen, who heads the Paris-based IFHR, said the toll was based on military sources for Tripoli and on Libyan rights groups assessments in Benghazi and elsewhere.
The Libyan government said on Tuesday that 300 people had died in the protests, including 111 soldiers.
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