Thursday, March 24, 2011

Charred corpses after Western strikes on Tripoli

TRIPOLI, March 24 (Reuters) - Eighteen Libyans killed by what officials say were Western air strikes and missile attacks in the capital Tripoli lay in a hospital morgue, some charred beyond recognition. Reuters journalists given access to the morgue on Thursday saw the corpses of adult males on metal beds beneath green and white sheets. It was the first time foreign reporters in Tripoli were shown the bodies of alleged victims of the Western strikes. The journalists were not shown bodies of women or children. "They are civilians. They are not guilty of anything," said morgue worker Abdel Salaam.
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