Air strikes continue, U.S. jet crashes

Air strikes against Libya continued for a third night, with explosions and anti-air craft fire heard near the residence of the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Izvor: BBC

Tuesday, 22.03.2011.

09:25

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Air strikes against Libya continued for a third night, with explosions and anti-air craft fire heard near the residence of the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi. A U.S. F-15 jet crashed, with crew rescued by the rebels. U.S. officials said the plane went down "likely due to a mechanical problem and not gunfire". Air strikes continue, U.S. jet crashes Earlier on Tuesday, the BBC reported that Libya's government said more civilians have been killed overnight. Fighting also continued despite the declaration of a ceasefire by the government, whose troops beat back a rebel advance outside the town of Ajdabiya, while in Misrata the rebels told the BBC that they had come under attack from Gaddafi's forces during the day. On Monday, the Libyan forces pulled back 100 kilometers from Benghazi, after reports said that air strikes destroyed much of their tanks. Libyan rebels welcomed continuation of Western-led air strikes and said they not want a ground invasion, according to reports. Their spokesperson Ahmed El-Hasi told a news conference in Benghazi that the rebels aim to take over the capital of Tripoli. The wreckage of the F-15 (Beta/AP)

Air strikes continue, U.S. jet crashes

Earlier on Tuesday, the BBC reported that Libya's government said more civilians have been killed overnight.

Fighting also continued despite the declaration of a ceasefire by the government, whose troops beat back a rebel advance outside the town of Ajdabiya, while in Misrata the rebels told the BBC that they had come under attack from Gaddafi's forces during the day.

On Monday, the Libyan forces pulled back 100 kilometers from Benghazi, after reports said that air strikes destroyed much of their tanks.

Libyan rebels welcomed continuation of Western-led air strikes and said they not want a ground invasion, according to reports.

Their spokesperson Ahmed El-Hasi told a news conference in Benghazi that the rebels aim to take over the capital of Tripoli.

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