Monday, June 20, 2011

NATO ADMITS ACCIDENTAL HIT ON CIVILIAN HOUSE IN TRIPOLI


by Reuters

NATO has admitted it destroyed a house in Tripoli in which Libyan officials said nine civilians were killed, an incident likely to sow new doubts inside the alliance about its mission in Libya.

The air strike was the clearest case yet of NATO bombing causing multiple civilian casualties, and comes at a time when NATO is already under strain from a campaign that is taking more time and resources than it expected. [ FULL STORY ]