Journalists in Tripoli and Benghazi report on tumult ; CNN ' n't confirm their reports . Protesters who set fire to cars in the middle of the street soon thereafter bolted after hearing gunfire , a Libyan man said . Masked men blasted pro - government protesters and fired guns in Tripoli , witnesses said . Anti - government protesters set fire to cars and attacked a military base in Benghazi . President Gadhafi 's son claims the media covers the violence , blames outsiders .
Journalists in Tripoli and Benghazi report on tumult ; CNN ' n't confirm their reports . Masked men blasted pro - government protesters and fired guns in Tripoli , witnesses said . Anti - government protesters set fire to cars and attacked a military base in Benghazi . President Gadhafi 's son claims the media covers the violence , blames outsiders .