Trapped in Luxury, Journalists Stuck in Tripoli Hotel

News teams remain locked down in Qaddafi stronghold

As rebels and loyalists in Libya squabble over who has control of Tripoli, some international journalists are uncharacteristically quiet on the sidelines. Reporters and news staff from the BBC, Reuters, CNN, and other news organizations remain huddled inside the luxurious Rixos Hotel under the watch of armed government forces.

When rebels entered the city over the weekend, many Libyan officials fled the hotel leaving behind armed guards with orders to keep the journalists inside. Reporters are confined to the hotel and are without air-conditioning and electricity.

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