Series of NATO strikes target Libyan capital

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Breitbart:

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A series of NATO strikes are targeting the Libyan capital.
Four explosions in quick succession were heard early Thursday, preceded by the sound of loud whooshing—normally associated with cruise missiles.

After the strikes, the sound of speeding ambulances was heard by reporters staying in a Tripoli hotel.

It wasn't immediately clear what the strikes hit. Reporters are not allowed to leave their hotels without government minders.

The strikes came hours after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi made his first TV appearance since a NATO strike on his sprawling compound on April 30, in an attempt to quash rumors that he had been hit by the air strikes.

NATO strikes earlier this week hit an intelligence building and another structure used by parliamentarians.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP)—Pressing to break a two-month siege, rebels in the port city of Misrata said Wednesday they had captured the local airport and pushed Moammar Gadhafi's forces ever further from the city's western outskirts.

The reported advances were the latest in a recent flurry of accounts of rebel victories, coinciding with intensified NATO airstrikes on Gadhafi's forces in several areas of Libya. In all, NATO said Wednesday, the alliance has carried out more than 2,400 airstrikes since March 31 as part of the effort to assist the rebels and pressure Gadhafi to end his 42-year authoritarian rule.
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But remember, we're not targeting him...

[Casino67]

JomanaCNN1 jomana karadsheh

Following explosions in #Tripoli sirens sounding towards Bab al-Aziziya (Qadhafi's compound)

 

JomanaCNN1 jomana karadsheh

#Libya govt official tells @NimaCNN "4 rockets from the sea" struck Bab al-Aziziya in #Tripoli

 

NimaCNN Nima Elbagir

#Libya gov official to CNN: Bab Al Aziziyah #Gaddafi compound hit by 4 rockets.

[Casino67]

NimaCNN Nima Elbagir

#libya In Khadra hospital saw 2 bodies officials say killed during blast 1 was charred no permission to visit strike site yet.