At least 84 people have been killed by government security forces in three days of protests across Libya, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The group said in a statement information is based on telephone interviews with local hospital staff and witnesses.
CNN has not been able to independently confirm the figure.
On Friday, at least 20 people were killed and 200 more were injured in the northern Mediterranean city of Benghazi, Libya's second-largest, said a medical source in Benghazi who was not identified for security reasons.
The casualties occurred as thousands of Libyans took to the streets to voice their discontent over leader Moammar Gadhafi, witnesses said.
A medical source said Friday's killings elevated the death toll to at least 50 people since Tuesday, when the protests began.
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