US urges Libya to stop attacking port

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday called on Libya to stop attacking the port of Misrata and to allow international organizations to send in aid and evacuate civilians.

"We urge the Moamer Qadhafi regime to cease hostilities in Misrata port," said Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman.

He also called on the regime "to allow the International Organization for Migration and other organizations to provide much needed relief and evacuation services to civilians caught up in the Libyan conflict."