Three Killed in Air Raid South of Libya Capital
Three civilians were killed Saturday in an air raid south of the Libyan capital, a source in the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord said.
"Several air strikes have targeted different positions in the Al-Swani area (25 kilometres from Tripoli), killing three civilians who were in a vehicle en route from Al-Krimiya," GNA spokesman Mustafa al-Mejii told AFP.
"One of the raids hit a house in the area," he added, accusing eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar of being behind the strikes and others targeting residential areas of the capital and its suburbs.
Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive on April 4 to conquer Tripoli.
After more than four months of clashes, the opposing sides remain embroiled in a stalemate on the capital's southern outskirts.
Since April, the fighting has killed at least 1,093 people and wounded 5,752, while some 120,000 others have been displaced, according to the World Health Organization.
Source: Agence France Presse
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