Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to take the war in Libya to Europe while rebels come under heavy fire as they renew their push against his forces.
Thousands of Gaddafi supporters rallied in the Green Square in Tripoli, Libya's capital, for Friday prayers, underscoring his refusal to step down after four decades in power and five months of fighting.
Large numbers also turned out in the desert town of Sabha, 800km to the south, in an apparent attempt to show that Gaddafi still enjoys support in the areas of Libya he still controls.
In a speech on Libyan television, Gaddafi threatened to send hundreds of Libyans to carry out attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him.
"Hundreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe. I told you it is eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. But we will give them a chance to come to their senses," he said in an audio speech.
Thousands of Gaddafi supporters rallied in the Green Square in Tripoli, Libya's capital, for Friday prayers, underscoring his refusal to step down after four decades in power and five months of fighting.
Large numbers also turned out in the desert town of Sabha, 800km to the south, in an apparent attempt to show that Gaddafi still enjoys support in the areas of Libya he still controls.
In a speech on Libyan television, Gaddafi threatened to send hundreds of Libyans to carry out attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him.
"Hundreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe. I told you it is eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth. But we will give them a chance to come to their senses," he said in an audio speech.
