Libya protests: 140 'massacred' as Gaddafi sends in snipers to crush dissent

Libya protests: 140 'massacred' as Gaddafi sends in snipers to crush dissent Women and children leapt from bridges to their deaths as they tried to escape a ruthless crackdown by Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. By Nick Meo, Cairo 7:50AM GMT 20 Feb 2011 Snipers shot protesters, artillery and helicopter gunships were used against crowds of demonstrators, and thugs armed with hammers and swords attacked families in their homes as the Libyan regime sought to crush the uprising. "Dozens were killed ... We are in the midst of a massacre here," a witness told Reuters. The man said...