Two explosions shake centre of Tripoli

TRIPOLI: Two explosions shook the centre of Tripoli late Tuesday following a three-day pause in NATO air raids that targetted the Libyan capital daily for several weeks.

The blasts were heard around 11:30 pm local time (2130 GMT).

A column of black smoke could be seen rising from a site not far from the centre of the city, witnesses said. (AFP)