Blasts heard in Tripoli; Libyan official says NATO strikes compounds
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 28, 2011 -- Updated 1006 GMT (1806 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
_Several blasts are heard in Tripoli on Saturday morning
_A Libyan official says NATO strikes two compounds
_NATO has not immediately confirmed whether it struck targets in Tripoli on Satur
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A series of explosion rocked the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday morning, including blasts at a compound belonging to ruler Moammar Gadhafi and one on a nearby tribal compound, a government official said.
The official said one strike occurred on Bab bin Ghashir, a tribal compound near Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, where the other strikes occurred. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, believed the strikes were NATO attacks.
No casualties were immediately reported. NATO did not immediately confirm whether it struck targets in Tripoli on Saturday morning.
The tribal compound takes in people who volunteer as support forces for Libyan authorities. A decade ago, the compound was used as a military station.
From CNN's Nima Elbajir and Raja Razek
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