Witnesses report bodies in the streets in Libya

CAIRO (AP) - The bodies of slain protesters were left on the streets of the Libyan capital today and frightened residents hunkered down in their homes as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi sought to crush anti-government demonstrations by shooting on sight anyone outside, residents and an opposition activist said. Amid the crackdown, a defiant Gadhafi appeared on state TV in the early hours today to show he was still in charge, brandishing a large umbrella and wearing a cap with fur ear flaps, and denying reports he had left the country.