TRIPOLI: Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Sunday launched airstrikes on the country’s biggest steel plant at Misrata, officials said, hitting the western city allied to a rival group for a second consecutive day.
Turkish Airlines, the only foreign airline still flying to Libya, canceled a flight from Misrata to Istanbul, according to the website of Istanbul airport. The airline could not be immediately reached for comment.
Mohamed Abdelmalik Al-Faqih, chairman of the Libyan Iron and Steel Company (Lisco), said warplanes hit the plant’s perimeter and a wall near a company training center at around 1100 local time.
A state news agency loyal to the rival Tripoli government said a plane had also tried attacking an air force academy near the civilian airport but fired its rockets early after coming under anti-aircraft fire, missing its targets.
A spokesman for forces allied to Thinni confirmed air strikes on Misrata, without giving details.
Warplanes attack top steel plant in Misrata
Warplanes attack top steel plant in Misrata
