Tripoli, June 08: Explosions have rattled Tripoli once again as NATO continues its airstrikes on the Bab al-Aziziya district, where the residence of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi is located.
Loud blasts rang out in the district around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday (2345 GMT Tuesday) which were followed by several other explosions, AFP reported.
NATO carried out 60 airstrikes over Tripoli on Tuesday, killing more than 31 Libyans, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said.
Most of the buildings in the Bab al-Aziziya district have been destroyed in the attacks that NATO has conducted on the same target in Tripoli for more than two weeks.
NATO warplanes bombarded the offices of the state broadcaster in Tripoli on Monday, the Libyan Information Ministry said.
After Tuesday’s airstrikes, Gaddafi appeared on state television, vowing that he would not surrender.
However, US President Barack Obama said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on Tuesday that the pressure on Gaddafi will continue to be increased until he steps down.
——-Agencies