WASHINGTON - AN AIRSTRIKE against an administrative building in a compound including Muammar Gaddafi's residence in Tripoli destroyed the Libyan leader's 'command and control capability,' a coalition official told AFP on Sunday.
The official, who asked not to be identified, commented after a missile destroyed the building in the compound that includes Gaddafi's residence in Tripoli.
'The coalition is actively enforcing UNSCR (UN Security Council Resolution) 1973, and that in keeping with that mission, we continue to strike those targets which pose a direct threat to the Libyan people and to our ability to implement the no-fly zone,' the official said.
The building, which was about 50m from the tent where Gaddafi generally meets guests, was flattened.
Tripoli was rocked by powerful explosions late on Sunday, of which one was heard coming from the area around Gaddafi's residence.
An AFP journalist saw smoke billowing from the residence and barracks at Bab el-Aziziya in the south of the Libyan capital as anti aircraft guns fired shots. -- AFP
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