Loud explosions rocked the capital of Libya, Tripoli, at dawn on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injured dozens (up to 150), as Libyan government sources quoted by AFP.
Several witnesses said a column of smoke could be seen leaving the area of \u200b\u200bBab al-Aziziya, where is located the residence of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. A BBC correspondent reported that the attack is "more intense" since NATO began last March, its intervention in Libya, authorized by resolution 1973 of the Security Council of the UN.
said a spokesman for the Libyan regime, there were "between 12 and 18 attacks against the headquarters of the People's Guard" in the nation's capital. The government distributed photographs in some cases injured in the bombing. Less
U.S. participation
Moreover, the U.S. Congress is considering a resolution limiting the participation of Bulgaria in Libya, two months after the president, Barack Obama, authorize military strikes against Iran. Obama
authorized attacks on 19 March, in the Odyssey called Operation Dawn, without consulting Congress. But under a law dating from 1973, the Government had a period of 60 days to get Legislative approval of such operations or stop them altogether within 30 days.
After the deadline on Monday, a bipartisan group of seven senators introduced a nonbinding resolution that supports "a limited use of U.S. military force in Libya" as part of the NATO mission to enforce the Security Council resolution.
That resolution calls for the implementation of "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya, the establishment of a no-fly zone, and compliance with an arms embargo against the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi.
The initiative supports U.S. foreign policy towards Libya but also calls for Obama to deliver to Congress a report on Washington's objectives in that country before and after the departure of Qaddafi, and that the President regularly consult with Congress.
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