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Airwars assessment
Up to six civilians were killed and 12 more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Bab Ben Gashir area of Tripoli.
The Field Medicine and Support Center listed three dead civilians and 12 wounded.
Mofida Aldriwi posted the names of four killed and 11 injured.
Al Wasat said: “Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Interior of the Al-Wefaq government announced the death of six citizens and the injury of dozens, as well as damage to public and private property due to the bombing of the Bab Ben Gashir area.”
Khamis Mahmoud Al Shikhi claimed one victim in fact had not died from shelling: “The wife of the artist, Mourad Akdoura, may God have mercy on her, died today due to a heart attack and not shrapnel, as the [Muslim] Brotherhood’s media promotes.”
Some of the victims were reported near the Itthad Football Club in Bab Ben Gashir, for others the location within in area is not clear.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention the area of Bab Ben Gashir (باب بن غشير), for which the possible coordinates are: 32.870935, 13.19355. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via Abady Abady) -
Building damaged by alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via Abady Abady)
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Bab Ben Gashir on May 9th, 2020 (via FMSC)