Libya's opposition in North African countries held nationwide protests on February 17

According to foreign media reports, North African countries Libyan rebels held a nationwide protest on February 17. The connection between the Libyan capital and social networking site Facebook has been cut off in Friday and other Internet connections have been interrupted, according to many Libyan computer users.

Since late Friday, computer users in the Libyan capital have been unable to access the Facebook site, and access to other sites has been slow or even inaccessible.

It is not yet known how the Internet is connected to other parts of Libya.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (Moamer Kadhafi) 's government vowed to wipe out the rebels in Friday after Libya's opposition declared 17th a "day of rage".

According to information gathered from different sources in the media, at least 41 people have been killed in the conflict since the first demonstrations in Libya began in Tuesday.