NATO forces thwarted a bombing attempt on the Libyan port city of Misrata carried out by the forces of Muammar Gadhafi, according to the organization in a statement. The incident occurred after NATO's maritime equipment detected early in the morning two inflatable boats that moved in the direction of Misrata and approached them.
One of the boats escaped at high speed in a westerly direction, while the other stopped and was inspected by NATO forces, they found on board about a ton of explosives and two mannequins in human form. Faced with the danger posed by explosives, the soldiers destroyed the boat at sea, firing from a warship.
According to NATO recalled in his statement, the incident bears similarities to another recent, in which forces loyal to the regime of Muammar Gadhafi naval mines scattered in the vicinity of the port of Misrata. "However, this is the first evidence of an attempt to use improvised explosive devices as a decoy dummies to try to threaten commercial shipping and humanitarian assistance in the area of Misrata" said the Alliance.
The organization further stated that this is the third time that Gadhafi troops have been active by sea, "a change in their operations which means their efforts to continue harming civilians or attack the NATO ships." 
One of the boats escaped at high speed in a westerly direction, while the other stopped and was inspected by NATO forces, they found on board about a ton of explosives and two mannequins in human form. Faced with the danger posed by explosives, the soldiers destroyed the boat at sea, firing from a warship.
According to NATO recalled in his statement, the incident bears similarities to another recent, in which forces loyal to the regime of Muammar Gadhafi naval mines scattered in the vicinity of the port of Misrata. "However, this is the first evidence of an attempt to use improvised explosive devices as a decoy dummies to try to threaten commercial shipping and humanitarian assistance in the area of Misrata" said the Alliance.
The organization further stated that this is the third time that Gadhafi troops have been active by sea, "a change in their operations which means their efforts to continue harming civilians or attack the NATO ships."
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