Al-Jazeera: Libyan security minister defects

 Libya's Interior Minister Abdel Fattah Younes al Abidi has announced his defection and support for the "February 17 revolution", news channel al-Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

The channel aired amateur video footage that showed Abidi sat on his desk and reading a statement that also urged the Libyan army to join the people and their "legitimate demands". (Reuters)