http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/21/libya.protests/index.html?hpt=T1
CNN) -- As reports came in Monday of protesters setting fire to a government building in Libya's capital and ransacking state TV headquarters, questions swirled around Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi -- and whether he could be the third Arab leader toppled by the wave of protests rippling through the region.
His son, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, warned on state television of "a fierce civil war" if the demonstrations don't halt. But protesters showed no sign of abiding by the call.
Libya's justice minister, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, resigned, saying he was protesting the "bloody situation" and "use of excessive force" against unarmed protesters, according to Quryna newspaper. When the protests began last week, the paper did not mention them and ran regime propaganda. Now, it seems to have changed positions, reporting casualty figures.
Two Libyan fighter jets landed in Malta Monday afternoon, according to journalists at the airport. It was not immediately clear who was on board.
After Libya's central government apparently lost control Sunday of Benghazi after days of demonstrations, calm was reported in that city Monday. Meanwhile, some some angry protesters in Tripoli hoped to bring about the same result for the nation's capital.
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Tripoli residents said state-run al-Shababiya TV was attacked Sunday evening by anti-government protesters. One eyewitness told CNN al-Shababiya TV was off the air from Sunday evening until about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
Another Tripoli resident told CNN he witnessed Tripoli's security headquarters building on fire Monday morning.
