TRIPOLI: Seven civilians were killed and 18 wounded in a NATO air raid that targeted the southwestern Tripoli suburb of Khellat Al-Ferjan late Wednesday, official Jana news agency reported.
An earlier report by the state Allibiya television said the Khellat Al-Ferjan area where three explosions could be heard was the "target of barbarian crusaders' raids that left martyrs and wounded among the residents and destroyed their homes".
NATO warplanes also carried out air raids earlier Wednesday at Bir Al-Ghanam, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) southwest of the Libyan capital, that left four people dead among the civilian population, according to Jana.
France and Italy joined Britain on Wednesday in sending military advisers to insurgent-held eastern Libya, as Tripoli warned that a foreign troop deployment would only prolong the conflict.
Quoting a military official Jana said "seven civilians were killed and 18 wounded by the colonialist crusading aggressor" in the attack in the Khellat Al-Ferjan region.
The raids destroyed "a number of houses and terrorised women and children".
An international coalition launched air raids against the regime of strongman Moamer Qadhafi on March 19 to force him from power after a 42-year rule.
NATO took over command in the military intervention on March 31.
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