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Libyan military spokesman killed: Arabiya

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-16 09:45

TRIPOLI - Libya's military spokesman Colonel Milad Hussein al-Fiqhi was killed Sunday during a NATO raid that targeted an intelligence building in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Al-Arabiya news channel quoted a source as saying.

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"Colonel Fiqhi is most probably responsible for the crimes took place in Zawiyah town," Khaled al-Warfali from the opposition told al-Arabiya in a phone call.

Earlier, NATO raided Bir al-Ghanam and al-Egila areas southwest of Tripoli.

The attacks led to civilian casualties, the Libyan news agency said without giving further details.