NATO unleashes bombing blitz on Tripoli
TRIPOLI (AFP) – Powerful explosions rocked Tripoli Tuesday as NATO unleashed its heaviest blitz yet of the capital, while France and Britain piled pressure on Moamer Kadhafi by bringing helicopters into the Libya fray.
Top United States official Jeffrey Feltman said meanwhile that Libya's rebels are to open a representative office in the US and that Washington sees them as "credible and legitimate representatives of the Libyan people." Libyan government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told reporters that at least three people died and 150 were wounded in the air strikes, which he said targeted a deserted military barracks but which instead hit civilians living nearby. An AFP journalist said the raids lasting more than half an hour began at around 1:00 am when powerful blasts were heard in the sector around Kadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya residence. More than 15 strong blasts were heard in the neighbourhood, with the sound of warplanes roaring overhead.
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