Nato Forces Hit Tripoli With Heaviest Bombing Yet
Nato warplanes bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 air strikes early on Tuesday, striking the area around Muammar Gaddafi's residential compound in what appeared to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the western alliance launched its air campaign in March.
The rapid succession of strikes, all within less than half an hour, rattled windows and sent heavy, acrid-smelling plumes of smoke over the city, including from close to Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound.
Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in Nato strikes that targeted what he described as buildings used by volunteer units of the Libyan army.
Nato said in a statement that a number of the attacks hit a vehicle storage facility adjacent to Bab al-Aziziya that has been used in supplying regime forces "conducting attacks on civilians".
It was not immediately clear if the facility was the only target hit in the barrage. Bab al-Aziziya, which includes a number of military facilities, has been pounded repeatedly by Nato.
The military aircraft flew low over the city during the night, the strikes coming in series of three loud booms punctuated by the hissing sound of low-flying jets
Pro-Gaddafi loyalists beeped their car horns and fired guns. Men screamed and shouted outside the hotel where journalists were staying, declaring their loyalty to Gaddafi.
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