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Libyan leader Gaddafi says 'will die a martyr' (Update 1)

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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday he does not hold a post he could resign from and said he would die a martyr in his home country.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday he does not hold a post he could resign from and said he would die a martyr in his home country.

"Muammar Gaddafi has no post to resign from. He is not a president, he is the revolution leader and will die here as a martyr," the Libyan leader said in his televised address to the nation.

Gaddafi, who has ruled Libya since 1969, is speaking from his residence in the country's capital, Tripoli.

According to international organizations, up to 500 people have been killed by government forces since protests against Gaddafi's regime began on February 15.

However, Gaddafi denied the use of force against Libyan protesters.

"We haven't used force so far but we can do it under Libyan and international laws," he said urging all Libyans to join his supporters and defend stability in the country.

"There is no war in Libya. Drugged youth gangs attack military barracks and police stations and steal weapons," he said.

Gaddafi accused "certain forces" of instigating the riots and supplying protesters with money and weapons.

CAIRO, February 22 (RIA Novosti) 

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