Four injured as rockets hit Tripoli airport

Rocket fire by forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar against the Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport wounded four civilians overnight, the UN-recognised government said on Sunday. The strikes coincided with the arrival of a Libyan plane inbound from Saudi Arabia, which was carrying pilgrims on their way back from Mecca.

Three pilgrims, including a woman, were among four civilians wounded, said Wedad Abu Niran, a spokesman for the UN-recognised Government of National Accord’s health ministry. Airport director Lotfi al-Tabib said Mitiga’s runway was damaged and a Libyan Airlines plane was hit by shrapnel, putting it out of service.

Via TimesNowNews / AFP

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