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One of the sons of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed by air attack presumably of NATO forces, Agence France-Presse quotes rebels as reporting.
As the Agency reported, NATO aircrafts struck Libya's capital Tripoli on the night of Aug.5. About 10 strong blasts took place in the city, RIA Novosti reported. As the Libyan television reports, the target of the attacks were "civil and military objects" in Tripoli's suburb of Khellat Al-Ferjan.
Mass demonstrations urging resignation of Gaddafi, who has been ruling the country for more than 40 years, began in Libya in mid February and later on grew into armed confrontation between government forces and rebels. International organizations claim thousands of victims, but Libyan Government denies such reports. On March 17, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution envisioning no-fly zone over Libya and opening the opportunity of foreign military intervention with the North African country.
The operation began on March 19. On March 31, the NATO Commandment took over the United Defender campaign. Mandate for operation expired on June 27, but NATO extended operation for 90 days - by late September on June 1.