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On Friday, August 31, 2018, three civilians were reportedly injured from artillery shelling on the Al Wadan hotel in Tripoli, Libya.
Sky News reported the hotel in the centre of Tripoli was bombed “indiscriminately”, injuring at least three people amid fighting between rival militias aspiring to take power in the Libyan capital.
The rocket hit the fourth floor of the Wadan Hotel, 100 metres from the Italian Embassy.
The missile also caused heavy damage inside and outside the hotel, forcing the evacuation.”
Alwasat published a similar report: “Ambulances rushed to the Wadan Hotel in the centre of Tripoli on Saturday after being subjected to indiscriminate bombardment in the ongoing clashes in the capital since Sunday.”
Local sources reported clashes between GNA-affiliated militias and the 7th Brigade at the time of the incident.
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Reports of the incident mention the Al Wadan Hotel being struck, for which the generic coordinates are: 32.893428, 13.190984. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.