The Tripoli government has blamed the Libyan National Army and its foreign backers for the airstrike, which killed at least 44 and wounded more than 130. The army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, says it targeted a nearby militia position and denies striking the hangar where the migrants were being held. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nation’s human rights chief, said the attack might amount to a war crime. Field Marshall Hifter, whose forces control much of eastern and southern Libya, has received support from Egypt, France, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Russia. Pictures shared by the migrants show the hangar reduced to rubble littered with body parts.

Source: International New York Times July 04, 2019 20:25 UTC