Global General

Blasts heard near Gadhafi compound in new airstrikes

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-10 09:19

TRIPOLI - The Libyan capital was under attack of a series of airstrikes in the early hours of Tuesday, with Libyan Leader Muammar Gadhafi's compound apparently among the targets, according to media reports.

A Xinhua witness heard at least six huge blasts near the barracks where Gadhafi resides, and it was not immediately known whether there were any casualties.