Explosions rock Tripoli after air strikes

By Ulf Laessing and Hani Amara
Updated April 21 2019 - 11:38am, first published 11:35am
US recognition for a rival Libyan faction has escalated the fighting around Tripoli, killing 220.
US recognition for a rival Libyan faction has escalated the fighting around Tripoli, killing 220.

Several air strikes and explosions have shaken the Libyan capital of Tripoli overnight, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the city held by the internationally recognised government.

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