BBC News with Iain Purdon

Anti-government protesters in Libya are reported to have

largely

taken control in the city of Benghazi following

renew

ed clashes with the security forces. Unconfirmed reports said a military garrison there had either fallen to the opposition or switched sides. There are now also reports of anti-government protests in the Libyan capital Tripoli, as Rana Jawad reports.

Eyewitnesses have told the BBC there are anti-government protests already

underway

here in at least four different areas tonight. Meanwhile, the al-Fadhil brigade headquarters in Benghazi is now under the control of the people. Anti-government protesters on the ground there say they are celebrating the liberation of Benghazi tonight. This is a significant development that won't be

taken lightly

by authorities here. Soon after the latest report, Colonel Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam announced he will be issuing a public address soon.

Libya has warned the European Union that it'll suspend cooperation on

tackling

illegal migration from North Africa if it thinks that Europe is encouraging the pro-democracy protests. European countries have described the Libyan government's armed response to the demonstrations as "unacceptable" and "disproportionate". The EU foreign affairs representative is Catherine Ashton.

"I'm really worried about what's happening in Libya at the present time. We've been urging