The Gaddafi regime has desperately tried to control the information coming out of Libya. Foreign journalists have been brought into Tripoli, but only under government escort. On Friday, one of Gaddfi’s sons, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, denied the widespread violence.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: “Now, everything is calm, and Tripoli is safe. Today, in the whole of Libya, no casualties, no attacks. Everything is peaceful, so today everybody is happy. So peace is coming back to our country.”