Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi will "shortly" address residents of the town of Az-Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli, Al-Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
World oil prices have surged towards $120 a barrel as unrest grips Libya, and Al Jazeera television reported on Thursday the violence had reached Az-Zawiyah
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