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Civilians Killed in Libyan Capital as Park Hit by Shelling

Reuters

   CAIRO - A grassy area used as a park in the Libyan capital, Tripoli,
   was hit by shelling Sunday that left at least three people dead and
   several others wounded, medics said.

   The attack highlighted a continuing risk to civilians despite a
   relative lull in fighting around Tripoli since eastern-based forces
   staged partial withdrawals earlier this month.

   The U.N. mission to Libya has condemned "indiscriminate attacks" on
   civilian areas of Tripoli, which it says are mostly attributable to
   forces affiliated with eastern commander Khalifa Haftar's Libyan
   National Army (LNA).

   The LNA has been waging an offensive on Tripoli since April 2019,
   though it has recently suffered setbacks amid the latest escalation of
   foreign involvement in the conflict.

   Sunday's shelling hit on the edge of the Hay al-Andalus neighborhood,
   west of central Tripoli.

   Malek Marsit, spokesman for the Medical Field and Support Centre, said
   at least three people died and 12 were wounded when the shelling hit an
   expanse of grass that residents often use to relax.

   Osama Ali, a spokesman for local ambulance services, said five people
   had been killed there and at another nearby location.