Dozens of Grad missiles hit Tripoli
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Xinhua, August 24, 2011
Dozens of Grad missiles struck the Libyan capital Tripoli Wednesday, while Muammar Gaddafi's diehard fighters were attacking a town, west of the city, Al Arabiya TV reported.
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Smoke billows from a neighbourhood in the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 22, 2011. Libyan rebels declared the "Gaddafi era" over after taking control of most of Tripoli, as jubilant fighters streamed into the capital to join battles near the strongman's compound. [Xinhua/AFP] |
A road, which is not far from the Bab al-Aziziya compound, once a bastion for Gaddafi but now captured by the opposition forces, was hit by the missiles and some mortars, a witness told the Dubai-based TV.
Some followers of Gaddafi were attacking the town of Ajelat, west of Tripoli, with missiles and tanks.
Meanwhile, Moussa Ibrahim, a spokesman for Gaddafi, told the Al-Orouba and al-Rai TVs that the Libyan leader was ready to resist rebels, who have seized Tripoli, for months or even years.
He said rebels leaders wouldn't enjoy peace if they move to Tripoli from their stronghold of the eastern city of Benghazi.
