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| Libya executioner bombed mosques, hospitals and children |
| 2011-03-08 |
| [Ennahar] Libyan revolt reached yesterday, the capital Tripoli where gunshots are heard from early morning near the place where Qadaffy is assumed to be. In parallel, the forces of Khemis El Qadaffy conducted throughout the day yesterday, attacks in the town of Misrata, using tanks and causing casualties among women and kiddies. The houses of civilians and hospitals are also subject to bombardment. According to the website of the Libyan opposition, units of the son of Qadaffy, Khemis el Qadaffy, yesterday attacked the town of Misrata with tanks causing about a dozen dead and fifty seriously injured. Two children, including one aged six, were killed in these attacks, the most violent since the beginning of armed festivities between rebels and army forces loyal to Qadaffy. Still according to these sources, Qadaffy's mercenaries attacked a drug depot in the town of Misrata before a fire broke out. In the old hospital, the maimed have being attacked by missiles and tanks by the army of Qadaffy. Near the last checkpoint at the exit of Ras Lanuf, about 30 minutes drive from Ben Jawad, rebels, nervous and staring at the sky, opened fire with antiaircraft weapons. An aircraft was seen flying over the area, and then the smoke was about 4 miles away. The rebels shouted "God is greatest", mounted in their cars and took off into the desert. At the place where the smoke had risen, they found two craters on either side of the road. Gathered around the craters, they welcomed the pilot as a nationalist for missing his target. A few hours earlier, rebels had said they have beat feet from Ben Jawad after ambushing forces loyal to Colonel Qadaffy. According to medical sources, the festivities on Sunday in Ben Jawad killed two and injured at least 30. |
| Posted by:Fred |