Government forces bombed Libya on Monday with rockets and artillery on the rebel city port of Misrata, interrupting the entry by sea of supplies to the besieged city. A rebel spokesman claimed that the NATO forces, who assumed the task of protecting civilians caught in the uprisings against Gadhafi government have not acted in defense of Misrata.
"The port is also being heavily bombed, some 100 rockets have been launched so far. Misrata The bombing has not stopped in the last 36 hours," said the spokesman, identified as Hassan al-Misrati. The bombing of the port of Misrata comes after a NATO air strike to a complex that killed Gadhafi in Tripoli on Saturday night at his son Saif al-Arab and three grandchildren.
After the killings, angry mobs attacked the British and French embassies and the U.S. diplomatic mission. The funeral of the son and the grandchildren of Gadhafi should be held on Monday, an occasion which was expected to appear Gaddafi, who authorities said the house was bombed by NATO to at least three missiles but was unhurt.
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim denied accusations by some media that the deaths were fabricated to discredit NATO. The alliance said it had attacked a command and control center. Any attempt to assassinate Gadhafi allegations that likely unleash attacks led by British and French aircraft are exceeding the UN mandate to protect civilians.
The French surgeon Le Clouerec Gerrard, who works for the Libyan Government, was the one who independently identified the bodies of Saif al-Arab, 29, and two children. He said the three had died from an explosion but it was difficult to recognize the faces of children to identify them. Le Clouerec also claimed to have seen the body of a young man about 30 years, with a beard and mustache whose face matched a photograph he had been shown to Saif al-Arab.
There was no immediate response from Libyan officials to learn that the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, was killed in an operation by U.S. special forces in Pakistan, a fact that could destabilize Gadhafi amid international condemnation by the tactics being used to quell the revolt.
Misrata, which has become a bloody symbol of resistance to Gadhafi, was hit by new bombings. "The bombing of the port is disastrous for us because it will sabotage all the humanitarian aid we are receiving," said rebel spokesman Ahmed Hassan. Downloads missiles hit the port area on Sunday when a boat trying to download help and forced to wait another two ships off the coast.
Libyan state television announced that the port had been bombed to prevent NATO furnish arms to the insurgents. The rebel spokesman said that this statement was a lie. Human rights groups said hundreds of people, including many civilians, were killed in Misrata, about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli.
Libyan officials in Tripoli deny firing on civilians and say they are fighting against armed gangs and supporters of Al Qaeda. The rebels expelled in recent days to government troops in the middle of the third largest city in Libya and now say they have launched the offensive to try to capture Misrata airport.
Libyan forces are fighting to drive the rebels from the mountains on the border with Tunisia, after insurgents took control of the crossing last month Dehiba-Wazin, allowing the supply of food, fuel and medicines. Dehiba residents, the Tunisian side of the border, the government said shells fell around the city where the forces of Gaddafi stormed on Friday.
Britain expelled the Libyan ambassador to Italy and condemned the attack on its embassy as a vile and serious act. Most Western countries closed their embassies in Tripoli before NATO began its bombing several weeks ago. The Libyan Deputy Foreign Kaim described the attacks on the embassies as "an unfortunate action," but said the protesters outnumbered the police.
The United Nations withdrew its international staff in Tripoli after the crowd came into his compound. The UN international staff sent to Tripoli last month after reaching an agreement with the Libyan Government on a humanitarian presence. 
"The port is also being heavily bombed, some 100 rockets have been launched so far. Misrata The bombing has not stopped in the last 36 hours," said the spokesman, identified as Hassan al-Misrati. The bombing of the port of Misrata comes after a NATO air strike to a complex that killed Gadhafi in Tripoli on Saturday night at his son Saif al-Arab and three grandchildren.
After the killings, angry mobs attacked the British and French embassies and the U.S. diplomatic mission. The funeral of the son and the grandchildren of Gadhafi should be held on Monday, an occasion which was expected to appear Gaddafi, who authorities said the house was bombed by NATO to at least three missiles but was unhurt.
Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim denied accusations by some media that the deaths were fabricated to discredit NATO. The alliance said it had attacked a command and control center. Any attempt to assassinate Gadhafi allegations that likely unleash attacks led by British and French aircraft are exceeding the UN mandate to protect civilians.
The French surgeon Le Clouerec Gerrard, who works for the Libyan Government, was the one who independently identified the bodies of Saif al-Arab, 29, and two children. He said the three had died from an explosion but it was difficult to recognize the faces of children to identify them. Le Clouerec also claimed to have seen the body of a young man about 30 years, with a beard and mustache whose face matched a photograph he had been shown to Saif al-Arab.
There was no immediate response from Libyan officials to learn that the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, was killed in an operation by U.S. special forces in Pakistan, a fact that could destabilize Gadhafi amid international condemnation by the tactics being used to quell the revolt.
Misrata, which has become a bloody symbol of resistance to Gadhafi, was hit by new bombings. "The bombing of the port is disastrous for us because it will sabotage all the humanitarian aid we are receiving," said rebel spokesman Ahmed Hassan. Downloads missiles hit the port area on Sunday when a boat trying to download help and forced to wait another two ships off the coast.
Libyan state television announced that the port had been bombed to prevent NATO furnish arms to the insurgents. The rebel spokesman said that this statement was a lie. Human rights groups said hundreds of people, including many civilians, were killed in Misrata, about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli.
Libyan officials in Tripoli deny firing on civilians and say they are fighting against armed gangs and supporters of Al Qaeda. The rebels expelled in recent days to government troops in the middle of the third largest city in Libya and now say they have launched the offensive to try to capture Misrata airport.
Libyan forces are fighting to drive the rebels from the mountains on the border with Tunisia, after insurgents took control of the crossing last month Dehiba-Wazin, allowing the supply of food, fuel and medicines. Dehiba residents, the Tunisian side of the border, the government said shells fell around the city where the forces of Gaddafi stormed on Friday.
Britain expelled the Libyan ambassador to Italy and condemned the attack on its embassy as a vile and serious act. Most Western countries closed their embassies in Tripoli before NATO began its bombing several weeks ago. The Libyan Deputy Foreign Kaim described the attacks on the embassies as "an unfortunate action," but said the protesters outnumbered the police.
The United Nations withdrew its international staff in Tripoli after the crowd came into his compound. The UN international staff sent to Tripoli last month after reaching an agreement with the Libyan Government on a humanitarian presence.
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