Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Up to four civilians were allegedly killed and up to eight more injured by LNA shelling on Tajoura.
Libya Alahrar TV said six people were injured.
The Libya Observer tweeted: “A foreign worker from Ghana was killed and six others wounded in a rocket attack by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s armed groups on Ghot Alroman area in Tajoura, east Tripoli on Thursday.”
The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation said: “A Ghanaian worker was killed and 6 others were injured as a result of the bombing of the Haftar terrorist militia in Ghout Al-Rumman, Tajura, this afternoon.
The six injured from Niger and Ghana, all injured by shrapnel in different parts of the body
One worker’s leg was amputated and another hand was broken.
Two Libyans were injured in the shelling, and their car was damaged as a result of the shelling.”
The Field Medicine and Support Center provided the highest casualty toll with four killed and eight wounded.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Goot Al Roman(غوط الرمان), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.829801, 13.489280. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Smoke rising after alleged LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Alleged victims of LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Alleged victim of LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Alleged victim of LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Alleged victim of LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Alleged victim of LNA shelling on Tajoura on April 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)