Clashes break out on Libya's day of protest

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes broke out in several towns in Libya on Thursday after the opposition called for a day of protests, local people said, while supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi rallied in the capital.

A resident in the eastern city of Benghazi said at least five people had been killed in violence in nearby towns, but with phone lines out of order and access barred for journalists, it was impossible to establish an exact death toll.