Skyline lit up orange after NATO airstrikes on capital

Описание: (24 May 2011)
1. Wide of Tripoli skyline, flashes and audio from NATO airstrikes on what is believed to be Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's compound
STORYLINE:
NATO warplanes repeatedly hit targets in Tripoli early on Tuesday in what appears to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
More than 20 NATO airstrikes in less than half an hour set off thunderous booms that rattled windows and sent heavy plumes of smoke wafting over the city, including from an area close to the sprawling Gadhafi compound, indicating it was a target.
Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in NATO strikes that targeted what he described as buildings used by volunteer units of the Libyan army,
As jets whooshed low over the city, anti-aircraft fire crackled in response.
People could be heard screaming and shouting outside a hotel where journalists are staying. Pro-Gadhafi loyalists beeped their car horns and fired guns, shouting their support for the Libyan leader.

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