Explosions Rock Tripoli

• 04.22.2019, 11:01
•  World

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Several air strikes and explosions shook the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, residents said, as forces loyal to Libya's unity government announced a counter-attack against military strongman Khalifa Haftar's fighters.

France24 cites a Reuters reporter and several residents said they saw an aircraft circling for more than 10 minutes over the capital late on Saturday, and that it made a humming sound before opening fire on several areas.

An aircraft was heard again after midnight, circling for more than 10 minutes before a heavy explosion shook the ground.

Residents counted several missile strikes, one of which apparently hit a military camp of forces loyal to Tripoli in the Sabaa district in the south of the capital, scene of the heaviest fighting between the rival forces.

Authorities briefly closed Tripoli's only functioning airport, cutting air links to a city of an estimated 2.5 million residents.