Human rights group: 84 killed in Libya protests

Libya - Arab Maghreb independent press service - A New York-based human rights organization has estimated that 84 people have died after three days of anti-government protests in Libya.

Libyan security forces have been waging an escalated crackdown on the wave of anti-government protests concentrated in the impoverished east of the country.

Protesters are calling for the ouster of Moammar Gaddhafi, the ruler for the last 42 years