Thursday, June 9, 2011

Gaddafi Vows to Fight on as Airstrikes Pound Tripoli, June 8 2011

Reuters
Waves of NATO aircraft hit Tripoli on Tuesday in the most sustained bombardment of the Libyan capital since Western forces began air strikes in March.

By Tuesday afternoon, war planes were striking different parts of the city several times an hour, hour after hour, rattling windows and sending clouds of grey smoke into the sky, a Reuters correspondent in the center of the city said.

But Muammar Gaddafi vowed on Tuesday to fight to the death.

U.S. President Barack Obama said it only a matter of time till Libyan leader goes.

The Libyan government attributed earlier blasts to NATO air strikes on military compounds in the capital.

Bombs have been striking the city every few hours since Monday, at a steadily increasing pace. On Tuesday they began before 11 a.m. (0900 GMT) and were continuing five hours later.

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