The internet service was cut on Friday in Libya

The internet service was cut on Friday in Libya, where the government acted to remove anti-government protesters forms of organization and communication, according to Arbor Networks, a company based in the United States.  Libya is “disconnected abruptly” Internet at 00H15 GMT on Saturday (02H15 when Libya), according to the company that monitors traffic connections.

Internet traffic to and from Libya were suspended after being suddenly reduced during the day, according to Arbor Networks.  On Friday night he began to experience performance problems for Internet access, which plays an important role in organizing these protests, users had reported.

In Tripoli, the first hour of the night could not enter the website of the popular Facebook social network and connections to other “sites” were very slow or impossible, reported Internet users in the Libyan capital.  Since Tuesday is being carried out unprecedented demonstrations against the regime led since 1969 by Muammar Qaddafi.

Protest movements, as convened on Thursday after an appeal on the internet to celebrate the “Day of Rage” were violently repressed, especially in Benghazi and Al Baida, both located on the coast east of Tripoli, and left the least 41 dead, according to a tally based on local sources.

The demonstrations in Libya following the wake of the riots that led to the fall to the presidents of Egypt and Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak, respectively.

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