NEW : Witnesses report gunfire , masked men blasting pro - Gadhafi protesters in Tripoli . NEW : Still , he principally blamed drunks , criminals and foreigners for fanning dissent and instigating attacks that threatened to tear apart Libya . Death toll nationwide now up to at least 100 , medical sources say . Moammar Gadhafi 's son says foreign media have overstated the violence in Libya . Witnesses say that rebels aided by military have taken over Tripoli .
NEW : Witnesses report gunfire , masked men blasting pro - Gadhafi protesters in Tripoli . NEW : Death toll nationwide now up to at least 100 , medical sources say . Moammar Gadhafi 's son says foreign media have overstated the violence in Libya . Witnesses say that rebels aided by military have taken over Tripoli .