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Gaddafi addresses supporters at public ceremony

Updated: 2011-03-02 21:03

(Xinhua)

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TRIPOLI - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi addressed his supporters at a televised public rally in Tripoli on Wednesday, according to the Libyan state TV.

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It was Gaddafi's third televised speech since the anti-government protests broke out in the country. The event was to mark the 34th anniversary of the launch of the Popular Committees.

Gaddafi reiterated that people exercise their authority through popular committees and popular conferences and he is merely a "symbol".

"People are standing behind their symbol leader," he said, insisting that he has handed authority to Libyan people since 1977.

He said the demonstrations which support him are not shown by the international media, adding that he is "not following any satellite television."

His speech was interrupted several times by chanting from his supporters, saying that they swore they would not abandon their leader.

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