Libyan rebels seize state TV

Algiers - Libya's Jamahiriyah state television channel went off the air on Monday and a rebel spokesperson said forces opposed to Muammar Gaddafi had taken control of state TV headquarters in Tripoli.

"The revolutionaries stormed the television building... after killing the soldiers surrounding it. It is now under their control," the spokesperson said.

He was speaking after television screens airing the Jamahiriyah station went blank.