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NATO Forces Strike Libyan Capital


The sky over Tripoli is illuminated by explosions during an airstrike
The sky over Tripoli is illuminated by explosions during an airstrike
NATO forces have targeted the Libyan capital Tripoli in overnight air strikes.

Libyan state television Al-Jamahiriya said a vocational school was among the targets hit.

The station said the attacks caused "human and material losses" but gave no specific details.

It is the third night in a row that NATO has targeted Tripoli.

The strike comes after U.S. President Barack Obama warned Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi that there would be "no let-up" in pressure on him to go.

The G8 will discuss Libya at a meeting starting today in France.

Reuters

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