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The LNA reportedly bombed in the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in Derna near the Faculty of Agriculture, resulting in the death of one six-month-old child.
According to Libya Al Khabar, “A child from the eastern Libyan city of Derna died on Friday [April 14th] after falling into a coma after an airstrike close to his family’s home”.
Libya Alahrar TV also said that a child died in a strike “carried out by Al-Karama aircraft.”
Al Nabaa reported a week after the incident that the child was part of the Shinib family.
Some other sources, including S777 and Libya Today TV – reported “material damage” to the area but “no loss of life”.
fares11elforsan said that the strike targeted “al-Qaeda in the vicinity of the Faculty of Agriculture”.
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Reports of the incident mention the Al Fatayah (الفتايح) neighbourhood of Derna (درنة) for which the generic coordinates are: 32.733611 22.645278. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.