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Amnesty International's (AI) Diana Eltahawy said:
"In Tripoli, we are seeing the same pattern in recent days that we saw earlier in the east," describing extrajudicial killings, torture and other forms of abuse committed against Gaddafi loyalists.
Denyer reported five Gaddafi supporters in a field hospital and fire station "in agony and blood, apparently left to die....without food, water or medical attention for two days."
Bodies of others loyal to him "lay rotting in the sun" near his compound. Some were face down with their hands bound behind their backs.
Dark-skinned residents are most at risk, whether Libyans or guest workers. Revenge killings and other atrocities are now the order of the day. As a result, it's unsafe for anyone suspected of being anti-NATO in rebel-controlled territory. It's been that way across the country since conflict began last winter.
War indeed is hell. Libyans know the worst of it that's far from over. McClatchy News Service offered another glimpse, saying:
"The dead had been pro-Gaddafi fighters, but they had not gone down fighting. Some had been shot inside their tents, possibly asleep, without shoes on. One had been shot inside an ambulance and another (in) a field hospital, still hooked to an intravenous drip. Others had gunshot wounds in the back of their heads, fueling speculation of executions by rebel fighters."
Reuters reported evidence of mass graves. The Los Angeles Times described "the visceral violence of rebel forces hammering away at residential neighborhoods known to be" pro-Gaddafi.
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