Protesters in Tripoli face a test of courage as they prepare for fresh demonstrations amid a deadly crackdown by forces loyal to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. A wave of arrests, killings and disappearances has terrorised the capital as Gaddafi opponents try to organise new protests. Bodies of people who vanished have been dumped in the street and gunmen in SUVs have descended on homes in the night to drag away suspected protesters, identified by video footage pored over by militiamen. Other loyalists have searched hospitals for wounded to take away. Residents say they are under the watchful eyes of a variety of Gaddafi militias prowling the streets under numerous names – Internal…
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