21.02.2011 - 09:59 [ Reuters ]

US presses Libya to halt crackdown, threatens action

U.S. President Barack Obama‘s administration also signaledthat the Libyan government might face consequences if it did not take heed of warnings to rein in its security forces and respect its citizens‘ right to protest.
„We are considering all appropriate actions,“ the U.S. official said, without specifying what kinds of measures might be at Washington‘s disposal.