UN concerned by Gaddafi's call to violence

Gaddafi said defiantly in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday that he would not quit despite a countrywide uprising, was ready to die as a martyr in his home country and vowed to quell protests. He said he would "cleanse Libya house by house" if protesters refused to surrender.

Pascoe told journalists that "the situation... can get much worse" and added that "asking some people to attack other people... is a very dangerous thing."

According to international organizations, up to 500 people have been killed and up to 4,000 wounded in clashes with government forces sinceprotests against Gaddafi's regime began on February 15.

However, Gaddafi denied the use of force against Libyan protesters.

Gaddafi accused "certain forces" of instigating the riots and supplying protesters with money and weapons. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full versioon