TRIPOLI: NATO forces carried out fresh air raids early Saturday on Tripoli, where several blasts were heard after many warplanes flew over the Libyan capital, AFP journalists said.
Anti-aircraft fire rang out as ambulance sirens wailed. Al-Libya television said Tripoli was "now the target of raids by the barbaric crusader colonialist aggressor," a euphemism for Western forces.
Several loud blasts had already been heard in Tripoli late on Friday, after NATO warplanes over-flew Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi's stronghold throughout the day.
Three explosions were heard at 1815 GMT in the west of the city, followed minutes later by several more blasts, said an AFP journalist who was unable to determine the intended targets.
An international coalition launched air strikes against Qadhafi's forces on March 19, in a declared mission to protect civilians under a UN mandate. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation took control of the operation on March 31.
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