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Up to seven civilians were allegedly killed and up to twelve injured by indiscrimiante shelling on the Souq Al Talata area of Tripoli.
The Field Medicine and Support Center said three were killed and 11 injured.
The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation posted that five were killed and eight injured, one of which a child whose leg had to be amputated.
Reuters reported: “Sunday’s shelling hit an expanse of grass that residents often use to relax on the edge of the Hay al-Andalus neighbourhood, west of central Tripoli.
Ameen al-Hashimi, a press officer for the Tripoli government’s health ministry, told Reuters five people, two of them unidentified, had been killed, and 12 wounded.
Osama Ali, a spokesman for local ambulance services, said four of the casualties had been killed at the grassy area and one other at a second, nearby location.”
Al Wasat said: “A spokesman for the ambulance and emergency services, Osama Ali, said that 5 citizens were killed by shells falling on Souq Al Talata and Al Gharbi Street in Tripoli.
Ali added, in a press statement, that four citizens were killed in Souq Al Talata, one man was seriously injured, a woman had minor injuries and is receiving first aid at her relatives home.”
The Libya Observer initially reported seven killed but later corrected to number to five.
Libya Alahrar TV and the Libya Observer accused the GNA of conducting the shelling. Tarhuna 24 blamed the GNA.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Victim allegedly killed by shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim allegedly injured by shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim allegedly killed by shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Victim allegedly injured by shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via FMSC)
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Smoke rising after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Libya Observer)
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Smoke rising after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Libya Observer)
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Smoke rising after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Libya Observer)
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Smoke rising after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Libya Observer)
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Cars and buildings damaged after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Al Wasat)
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Cars and buildings damaged after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Al Wasat)
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Smoke rising after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
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Child who allegedly lost his leg after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Burkan Al Ghadab)
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Child who allegedly lost his leg after shelling on Tripoli on May 31st, 2020 (via Burkan Al Ghadab)
Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]
Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Hay Al Andalus (حي الاندلس), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.874009, 13.135207. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.