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Report: Civilians injured in coalition airstrike in Libya

Arab World Materials 28 March 2011 17:50 (UTC +04:00)

A number of civilians were wounded in a coalition airstrike early Monday on a weapons depot in the south-west city of Jabal al-Sabha, dpa reported according Libyan sources.

The opposition Libya al-Youm said the proximity of the airstrike to stores and residential areas caused a number of injuries to civilians and destroyed several homes.

There were no numbers given for how many people were injured, but no deaths were reported.

According to the Libyan state-run JANA news agency, children were among the wounded.

NATO ambassadors decided late Sunday to take over control of all UN-mandated military operations in Libya, including any airstrikes aimed at protecting civilians from the embattled leader's troops.

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