Hundreds of Qaddafi supporters took over Green Square after truck loads of militiamen arrived and opened fire on protesters, scattering them from the square. Residents said they now feared even to emerge from their houses. "It was an obscene amount of gunfire," said the witness. "They were strafing these people. People were running in every direction." The police stood by and watched, the witness said, as the militiamen, still shooting, chased after the protesters. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.