Tripoli: Nato has carried out more air raids on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, shortly after UN aid chief Valerie Amos called for a pause in hostilities to ease the humanitarian crisis.
Reports say Nato targeted government buildings, including the compound of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
Baroness Amos told the UN that the besieged city of Misrata was in a dire state, short of food and water.
About 750,000 people have fled Libya since the uprising began in February.
The bombardment of Tripoli was the heaviest for several weeks. Reports say four buildings were targeted, including Col Gaddafi’s family complex, the military intelligence agency and state TV headquarters.
The government said the country’s high commission for children had been hit, and four children were injured by flying glass. It is impossible to verify the reports.
Nato says it has carried out 6,000 air strikes since it began enforcing a UN-mandated no-fly zone over Libya in March.
The alliance said again it was not targeting Col Gaddafi himself, but rather hitting command and control bunkers.
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