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Protesters chant anti-government slogans while holding a placard depicting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Tobruk City February 22, 2011. Bursts of celebratory machine gun fire echoed through the streets of Tobruk on Tuesday as anti-government protesters trashed a monument to Gaddafi's most treasured work. The words on the placard read, "Libya will be free and Gaddafi will be out." Reuters

A protester holds a picture of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi upside-down in Masaed February 22, 2011. Reuters

A man carries his belongings as he crosses through the Salum cross from Libya into Egypt February 22, 2011. Egypt's new military rulers reinforced their border with Libya on Tuesday and opened the frontier round-the-clock to thousands fleeing the turmoil unleashed by the revolt against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Reuters

Protesters chant anti-government slogans as they sit on the roof of the burnt building of the city council in Tobruk February 22, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday he would not step down despite a nationwide revolt against his rule, vowing to die in Libya as a martyr and threatening tougher action against protesters. Reuters

Egyptian army soldiers set up tents for a field hospital at the Egyptian-Libyan border, in Salloum, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. An estimated 5,000 Egyptians have returned home from Libya by land, and about 10,000 more are waiting to cross the Libya-Egypt border, an Egyptian security official said Tuesday. AP

Tunisians working and living in Libya take pictures as they arrive on a pick up truck on February 22, 2011 at the Ras Jdir border post, near the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane after they fled Libya. Hundreds more Tunisians returned to their country to escape bloody unrest in Libya Tuesday while a new demonstration in Tunis backed demands for veteran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi step down. More than 4,000 Tunisians working or living in Libya have returned since Sunday, fearing the deadly violence that erupted last week or being blamed for the uprising after one in Tunisia last month led to others across the region. Getty

Photo taken from a taxi on the way to the airport on February 21, 2011 in Tripoli shows heavy traffic. Countries scrambled Tuesday to evacuate their citizens caught up in the unrest spreading across Libya, sending military planes and ferries to the north African state. Getty

People seated in a hotel lobby at the airport on February 22, 2011 in Tripoli await their flight. Countries scrambled Tuesday to evacuate their citizens caught up in the unrest spreading across Libya, sending military planes and ferries to the north African state. Getty

A placard showing photos of some of those who have died is seen on top of a tank, in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. AP

This image broadcast on Libyan state television Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, shows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as he addresses the nation in Tripoli, Libya. Libya's Gadhafi vowed to fight on against protesters demanding his ouster and die as martyr. AP

An army soldier and anti-regime residents pose for photos in front of a tank in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. AP

Egyptians who have fled from Libya through the Salloum land port gate, wait with their luggage, by an army tank, at the Egyptian-Libyan border Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. An estimated 5,000 Egyptians have returned home from Libya by land, and about 10,000 more are waiting to cross the Libya-Egypt border, an Egyptian security official said. Egypt says it will also send six commercial and two military planes to repatriate thousands more caught in the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi's regime. AP

Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media after publicly calling for Libya's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, to step down, outside the Libyan Mission on East 48th Street in New York, February 21, 2011. The staff of Libya's mission to the United Nations declared allegiance to the people of Libya, instead of to its government led by Muammar Gaddafi, a mission spokesman said on Monday. Reuters

Two Libyan jets are parked at the Malta International Airport in Gudja, Malta Monday evening, Feb. 21, 2011. The air force jets landed in Malta on Monday and their pilots asked for political asylum amid a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters in Libya, a military source said. AP

The smashed windows of an unidentified building are seen in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. AP

Graffiti in Arabic reading "We will not forget the martyrs, the people want the fall of the regime" is seen in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. AP

Two men are seen walking past an unidentified partially-burned building in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. AP

The burned-out People's Hall, the main building for government gatherings where the country's equivalent of a parliament holds sessions several times a year, is seen in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. AP

The burned-out People's Hall, the main building for government gatherings where the country's equivalent of a parliament holds sessions several times a year, is seen in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Deep cracks opened in Moammar Gadhafi's regime Monday, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a major government building ablaze after clashes in the capital of Tripoli. AP

Two civilian helicopters, which landed without authorisation after leaving Libya, are seen at Malta International Airport outside Valletta February 21, 2011. Police were questioning seven passengers who landed in European Union member state Malta from Libya on board the two French-registered helicopters. The government sources said the helicopters left Libya without authorisation by the Libyan aviation authorities and that only one of the seven passengers -- who say they are French citizens -- had a passport. A French Foreign Ministry spokesman could not immediately confirm the information as it was still being verified. Reuters

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 and made available Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, a truck carrying household belongings drives past a traffic policeman in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. AP

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 and made available Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, men display victory signs as they ride on a truck scrawled with graffiti in arabic reading "Go, go, go, leave, leave, leave, down with the regime", on their way to volunteer to help clean up streets in Benghazi, Libya. The bodies of protesters shot to death by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi were left on the streets of a restive district in the Libyan capital Tuesday, an opposition activist and a resident said, while the longtime leader defiantly went on state TV to show he was still in charge, though the eruption of turmoil in the capital after a week of protests and bloody clashes in Libya's eastern cities has sharply escalated the challenge to Gadhafi. AP

In this footage taken from amateur video, people watch papers falling from a window as a police station burns, in Tobruk, Libya, Monday Feb. 21, 2011. Libya has seen the bloodiest crackdown of any Arab country of the wave of protests sweeping the region that toppled the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia. Since the six days of unrest began, more than 200 people have been killed in Libya, according to medical officials, human rights groups and exiled dissidents. AP

Protesters wave a flag in this undated picture made available on Facebook February 21, 2011. The image was purportedly taken recently in Benghazi. Reuters/Handout

Men carry a coffin at Al-Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. AP

Residents and medical personnel at Al-Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Writing in arabic reads "Al-Galaa Hospital, Emergency and Paramedic section". Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. AP

A resident stands on top of a burned guard post at the entrance to a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. AP

Buildings at the entrance to a security forces compound are seen burning in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. AP

Residents stand on a tank inside a security forces compound in Benghazi, Libya on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Libyan protesters celebrated in the streets of Benghazi on Monday, claiming control of the country's second largest city after bloody fighting, and anti-government unrest spread to the capital with clashes in Tripoli's main square for the first time. AP

In this Feb. 21, 2011 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a street in Tripoli, Libya is seen. AP

In this Feb. 21, 2011 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a burnt building is seen in Tripoli, Libya. AP

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Libyan citizens walk in front of a burnt government building in Tripoli, Libya Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. AP

In this Feb. 21, 2011 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a burnt building is seen in Tripoli, Libya. AP

People protest against the 41-year rule of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi outside the United Nations building in New York February 21, 2011. The staff of Libya's mission to the United Nations declared allegiance to the people of Libya, instead of to its government led by Muammar Gaddafi, a mission spokesman said on Monday. Reuters