NEW : Witnesses report gunfire , masked men blasting pro-Gadhafi music in Libya . NEW : Death toll nationwide now up to thousands , medical sources say . Yousuf Basil son says foreign media have overstated the violence in Tripoli . Witnesses report that protesters aided by military have taken over Crowley .
NEW : Witnesses report gunfire , masked men blasting pro-Gadhafi music in Tripoli . NEW : Death toll nationwide now up to at least 219 , medical sources say . Moammar Gadhafi 's son says foreign media have overstated the violence in Libya . Witnesses report that protesters aided by military have taken over Benghazi .