- TRIPOLI, Libya: A hospital physician in Misrata says Libyan government forces are pounding the outskirts of the rebel-held city and have so far killed at least 22 people.
The doctor at Hikma Hospital, who would only give his first name, Ayman, said Muammar Qaddafi’s forces were using tanks, artillery and incendiary rockets in the bombardment of Dafniya, about 18 miles (30 kilometers) west of Misrata.
He said at least 61 people were wounded. The attacks began about 10 a.m. local time Friday.