Terrifying & fascinating tweets from journalist @mchancecnn trapped w/ others in Rixos "We're pretty scared right now

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Terrifying & fascinating tweets from journalist @mchancecnntrapped w/ others in Rixos in Lybia.

@ AcarvinAndy Carvin 

Matthew Chance on CNN: "We're pretty scared right now... We've kind of been used. We're stuck here. We want to get out of here."#rixos

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Matthew Chance speaks to CNN and describes his situation in #Rixos Hotel like a hostage situation.Want it or not,Kadhafi has 25 west. hosta.

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mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Waiting in the #Rixos. Gunfire inside the hotel. Going on air. #cnn #Rixos4

8 minutes ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Shooting around #Rixos; journalists moving upstairs to safety #Rixos4

11 minutes ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

All's well for the moment. Still bunkered down. More later. #Rixos4 #Libya #Rixos

1 hour ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Please follow the Fantastic #Rixos4 @JomanaCNN @mchancecnn @matthewwprice @missy_ryan #Feb17 #Libya #Rixos

4 hours ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Went back to room earlier & the door had been kicked in, things rifled through. Nothing stolen.

4 hours ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Boiled up a pot of water & made some hot sweet tea to lift everybody's spirits. #Rixos #Libya

4 hours ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

Sniper took pot-shot at hotel & we all took cover. Journalists in #Rixos are fine, keeping together but have limited perspective on news.

4 hours ago 

mchancecnn Matthew Chance 

In #Rixos huddled in basement of hotel. Incoming artillery fire in area around #Gadhafi compound.

4 hours ago 

matthewwprice Matthew Price 

For those worried about #Rixos This is not comfortable position but BBC CNN reuters AP fox sky china tv etc are all in good spirits #Tripoli

10 hours ago 

matthewwprice Matthew Price 

A beautiful #Tripoli #Libya morning. Apart for the battle just starting up now. Rpg and gunfire. yfrog.com/kgzy1kej

10 hours ago 

matthewwprice Matthew Price 

As now explained there is no call to prayer now. Apologies. It was short loud blast of allahuakbar over mosque speakers. #Libya #Tripoli

10 hours ago 

matthewwprice Matthew Price 

Ok. All change. Big explosion in distance. Not sure if NATO. #Libya #Tripoli

11 hours ago 

matthewwprice Matthew Price 

Some distant gunfire but it's been very quiet for hours now. #Tripoli #Libya

11 hours ago