Huge blasts rock Libyan capital
LIBYA: Several huge blasts have rocked the Libyan capital as
revolutionaries recapture a border post at Dehiba on the country's
border with Tunisia. At least five blasts were reported in Tripoli on
Thursday, AFP reported. Witnesses said they saw smoke from the Ain Zara
district in the southeast, an area regularly targeted by NATO airstrikes.
NATO warplanes were heard flying over the city before the explosions
occured.
There are no immediate reports of casualties. Tripoli is still
reeling from earlier attacks in the day by NATO warplanes, which fired
four rockets into the eastern part of the city. Separately, the
Dehiba-Wazin border post was retaken by revolutionary forces after
fierce fighting with forces loyal to long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Eight Gaddafi soldiers were reportedly killed in the clashes between the
two sides.
Some refugees trying to cross the border were also reportedly killed.
Meanwhile, government forces have shelled the coastal city of
Misratah in eastern Libya.
At least 10 people have been killed as the forces targeted civilian
areas. "The shelling started around 9:30 this morning and has been
sporadic during the day," a doctor in Misratah told The Associated
Press.
On Wednesday, a NATO airstrike killed twelve revolutionary forces a
building where they were stationed was hit by a number of missiles.
The United Nations has warned of a growing food shortage in Libya,
stressing that the country's food stocks must be refilled within two
months and distribution channels supported in order to avoid a crisis.
The UN World Food Program recently sent its second shipment of aid to
the port of Mistratah, consisting of 500 tons of food and other
supplies.
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