Four civilians were killed today when a projectile exploded in a vegetable market in an eastern suburb of Libya’s capital, a rescue workers’ spokesman said. “Four civilians were killed and six wounded by an explosive device that targeted the Tajoura vegetable market,” Oussama Ali told AFP. An AFP photographer at the scene confirmed the projectile had exploded near a vegetable market, located in an area controlled by forces backing the GNA. According to UN figures published last week, the fighting around Tripoli since April 4 has killed at least 284 civilians and wounded 363. The country has been mired in chaos since Moamer Kadhafi was deposed and killed in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.

Source: Libya Today December 24, 2019 19:18 UTC