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| Two killed in 'Nato strike' in Libya | Two killed in 'Nato strike' in Libya |
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| At least two people have died in an apparent Nato air strike that hit a house in the Libyan capital Tripoli. | At least two people have died in an apparent Nato air strike that hit a house in the Libyan capital Tripoli. |
| The BBC's Jeremy Bowen was at the scene and he said rescue workers and residents were frantically trying to remove tonnes of rubble. | The BBC's Jeremy Bowen was at the scene and he said rescue workers and residents were frantically trying to remove tonnes of rubble. |
| Our correspondent says a three-storey house was hit in the city's Suq Al Juma residential area. | Our correspondent says a three-storey house was hit in the city's Suq Al Juma residential area. |
| He says it will raise more questions about Nato's mission in Libya, which began in March. | He says it will raise more questions about Nato's mission in Libya, which began in March. |
| There has been no response yet from Nato, but it has acknowledged mistakenly hitting civilian areas in previous bombing raids. | There has been no response yet from Nato, but it has acknowledged mistakenly hitting civilian areas in previous bombing raids. |
| Our correspondent was taken by Libyan government officials to a Tripoli hospital where he was shown the bodies of a dead woman, a dead man and a dead baby. | |
| The officials said they were members of a family killed in the alleged Nato air strike. | |
| Our correspondent was also shown the body of another man and a dead baby. | |
| Seed of hatred | |
| Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said: "Nato is planting the seed of hatred in the hearts of Libyan people for years to come. They won't allow foreign armies to decide their future." | |
| Libyan officials say Sunday's attack, in one of the city's poorer neighbourhoods, happened shortly after midnight. | Libyan officials say Sunday's attack, in one of the city's poorer neighbourhoods, happened shortly after midnight. |
| Our correspondent was taken to the scene where he saw two dead bodies - one being pulled from the rubble and another being placed in an ambulance. | Our correspondent was taken to the scene where he saw two dead bodies - one being pulled from the rubble and another being placed in an ambulance. |
| Scores of men were working alongside the emergency services, pulling at sections of rubble and looking for bodies. | Scores of men were working alongside the emergency services, pulling at sections of rubble and looking for bodies. |
| Locals said an entire family had been killed, though our correspondent was unable to immediately verify either of these claims. | Locals said an entire family had been killed, though our correspondent was unable to immediately verify either of these claims. |
| The level of damage, our he adds, looked like the aftermath of an air strike, with concrete floors blown out on to the street. | The level of damage, our he adds, looked like the aftermath of an air strike, with concrete floors blown out on to the street. |
| What started as a peaceful uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year-rule four months ago has grown into a civil war. | What started as a peaceful uprising against Col Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year-rule four months ago has grown into a civil war. |
| The rebels now hold a third of the country in the east and pockets in the west, including Misrata, although Tripoli remains under government control. | The rebels now hold a third of the country in the east and pockets in the west, including Misrata, although Tripoli remains under government control. |
| Nato has flown more than 10,000 sorties since operations began, including almost 4,000 strike attacks against government targets across Libya. | Nato has flown more than 10,000 sorties since operations began, including almost 4,000 strike attacks against government targets across Libya. |
| On Saturday, Nato said one of its aircraft had mistakenly attacked rebel forces in eastern Libya during an air raid on Thursday. | On Saturday, Nato said one of its aircraft had mistakenly attacked rebel forces in eastern Libya during an air raid on Thursday. |
| Nato said it had hit a column of military vehicles near the oil town of Brega, and that the rebels had said there were injuries but no casualties. | Nato said it had hit a column of military vehicles near the oil town of Brega, and that the rebels had said there were injuries but no casualties. |
| Are you in Libya? Do you have friends or family in Tripoli? Contact the BBC using the form below. | Are you in Libya? Do you have friends or family in Tripoli? Contact the BBC using the form below. |
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