The United States will soon impose sanctions on Libya, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

According to him, the legitimacy of longtime Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi had been “reduced to zero.”

After Libyan security forces shot protesters in the streets, Gaddafi lost people’s confidence completeley, Lenta.ru reports.

Washington closed its embassy in Libya and withdrew U.S. diplomats and evacuated Americans from the country earlier on Friday.