As he announced that the rebels would be "hunted down street by street, house by house and wardrobe by wardrobe", the army opened fire on protests in Benghazi, killing hundreds.
Ketika ia mengumumkan bahwa para pemberontak akan "diburu dari jalan ke jalan, rumah ke rumah, dan lemari ke lemari", angkatan darat mulai menembaki para demonstran di Benghazi dan menewaskan ratusan orang.