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 . Gunfire also rang out near Green Square and the presidential palace , according to multiple witnesses . Witnesses report that protesters aided by military have taken over Crowley .
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 .