An air raid on Tripoli took place at dawn on Sunday and deployed air defense in the Libyan capital went into action. A plane flew over the area of residence-leader Muammar Gadhafi headquarters in Bab al Aziziya. The anti-aircraft guns installed in the residence and the environment as well as in other areas of Tripoli, opened fire just after 2:20 local (00:20 GMT) red lines marking the sky.
No indication of the targets of attack could be achieved immediately. On the other hand, a Libyan official source said at least 48 people were killed in air raids and missile launches by the coalition against several cities. A "48 people died, of which 26 in Tripoli," said the source, who requested anonymity said that "the balance was tentative." Libyan armed forces confirmed the death toll first and added the figure of 150 wounded in a statement released by the Libyan news agency Jana.
"This attack has caused the death of 48 martyrs, most of whom were children, women and elderly," the statement said. United States and Britain on Saturday announced they had fired over 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles, from their ships and submarines against targets in the Libyan coast, including air defense systems and strategic communication enclaves.
The coalition opened fire on Saturday night with a French air strike against a vehicle of the forces of Colonel Gaddafi, after the UN green light to use force to protect civilians in Libya, where the regime attempts to suppress a revolt from 15 February. According to a spokesman for the regime's armed forces, the bombings were aimed at several targets in Zuara (west), Tripoli, Misrata, Sirte and Benghazi (east). 
No indication of the targets of attack could be achieved immediately. On the other hand, a Libyan official source said at least 48 people were killed in air raids and missile launches by the coalition against several cities. A "48 people died, of which 26 in Tripoli," said the source, who requested anonymity said that "the balance was tentative." Libyan armed forces confirmed the death toll first and added the figure of 150 wounded in a statement released by the Libyan news agency Jana.
"This attack has caused the death of 48 martyrs, most of whom were children, women and elderly," the statement said. United States and Britain on Saturday announced they had fired over 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles, from their ships and submarines against targets in the Libyan coast, including air defense systems and strategic communication enclaves.
The coalition opened fire on Saturday night with a French air strike against a vehicle of the forces of Colonel Gaddafi, after the UN green light to use force to protect civilians in Libya, where the regime attempts to suppress a revolt from 15 February. According to a spokesman for the regime's armed forces, the bombings were aimed at several targets in Zuara (west), Tripoli, Misrata, Sirte and Benghazi (east).
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