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Libya: Explosions heard in Tripoli, NATO raids on Nalyut

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Tripoli (AFP) May 26, 2011
Four explosions were heard late Wednesday in the Libyan capital Tripoli, targeted for two days by NATO, which earlier carried out raids on the western town of Nalyut, Libyan news agency JANA reported.

The blasts were heard at midnight (2200 GMT) near the centre of the capital, but the exact target could not be determined, an AFP journalist said. Warplanes continued to fly over the city.

The official Libyan news agency said earlier that NATO raids targeted "civilian and military sites" in Nalyut, 230 kilometres (145 miles) west of Tripoli in the mountainous Jebel Nafussa region where there has been weeks of fighting between rebels and forces of Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

Six powerful explosions struck late on Tuesday near Kadhafi's residence in Tripoli, targeted a day earlier by intensive NATO air strikes, an AFP journalist said.

The regime said those strikes claimed three lives and wounded 150 people.

earlier related report
US supplies bombs to allies for Libya war:Pentagon
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2011 - The US military is supplying bombs and spare parts to allies carrying out strikes in the NATO-led air campaign against Libya's regime, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

"We have provided material support, including munitions, to Allies and partners engaged in operations in Libya" since April 1, spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan said in an email.

The statement marked the first time the Pentagon had publicly confirmed it was providing ammunition to NATO allies, amid reports some countries were running out of supplies of precision-guided bombs or parts.

Lapan confirmed that the munitions included precision-guided "smart bombs."

Since NATO took the lead in the air campaign on April 1, the United States has provided allies and partners with about $24.3 million worth of "repair parts, ammunition, and technical support," Lapan said.

Details of US support came as a senior NATO military official said the alliance was stepping up operations in a bid to deliver a decisive blow to Moamer Kadhafi's regime, hitting Tripoli with its heaviest bombardment to date.



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