MISRATA, Libya (AFP) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a new incursion armoured in the besieged rebel city Misrata as his son, killed in an air attack by NATO, was buried in Tripoli.
Corresponding AFP heard heavy shelling throughout the morning Monday as loyalist tanks in the western suburbs of the third largest city of the Libya.
At least four people were killed and 30 wounded in the fighting, said medical sources. The overnight clashes had killed another six and wounded dozens of others.
"Tanks are in Al-Ghiran and Zawiyat Al-Mahjoub and were interrupted by our men," said a rebel commander.
One or several NATO planes flew over the city for more than two hours, but not the air strikes were heard.
Residents have expressed frustration at the absence of a military response from the Western alliance to the shielding of Gaddafi.
"NATO has to help us." "What they expect?"has begged for a.
Unlike on the previous days headquarters more six week of Misrata, the resident refused to give his name--an indication of the mounting fear in the city that Gaddafi forces are ready to resume.
The last major rebel stronghold in the West of the Libya, Misrata is surrounded by the forces of pro-Gaddafi and depends entirely on the sea supply.
NATO forces have been searching for a ROE anti-ship than mine laid by the forces of Gaddafi near Misrata last week, the alliance said. Four small boats were captured by dropping three mines off the coast of the port last week, but two only were found and disarmed.
Rockets and again targeted shells Misrata in the evening, and heavy explosions were heard in the port area.
In the capital, more than 1,000 people attended funerals for the young second son and three grandchildren of the leader of al-Gaddafi.
Mussa Ibrahim regime spokesman told journalists that Seif al-Arab al-Gaddafi was killed in an air attack on a compound of Tripoli over the weekend. The grandchildren who died in the attack were a boy and a girl, both aged two and a girl of four months.
No small coffins were immediately visible in the procession at the Al-Hani cemetery, where some lament fired the gun into the air and slogans chanted pro-Gaddafi.
"In contrast to the martyrs"! People want Moamer, guide! ", the crowd chanted that the body of Seif al-Arab, covered in a green canvas with a wreath of flowers on top, was made for the burial.
Also, crowds chanted slogans against French President Nicolas Sarkozy, which led from the start of the international campaign against Gaddafi.
Catholic Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, who has been critical of the air strikes of the international coalition against pro-Gaddafi forces attended the funeral.
Ibrahim said Al-Qadhafi and his wife had been in the building during the strike, which he calls "a direct operation to assassinate the leader."
But Kadhafi nor his wife were adversely affected, he said.
Demonstrators burned vacant British and Italian diplomatic buildings in Tripoli in response to this raid, prompting Britain to expel the Ambassador of the Libya.
A statement of the National Council of transition in bastion rebel breakdown Benghazi the burned down, saying: "it is a clear sign that Gaddafi did not respect international law."
Also, the rebels welcomed the death of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and said that it would be "gift" If the United States killed now Gaddafi.
Italy promoted security checks after Gaddafi threatened to "wear the battle in Italy" after the decision to Rome to join the air strikes NATO-led.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has sought to minimize threats, attributing them to "Disappointment Gaddafi 's" in Italy, former leader of the Libya colonial.
Turkey has closed its Embassy late Sunday after the attacks on the British and Italian diplomatic missions, said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
The Western alliance has promised more strikes, although the Commander of the operation, said "us target specific step".
"All NATO targets are military in nature and have been clearly linked to the attacks... systematic of the regime on the Libyan people and populated areas," said lieutenant-general Charles Bouchard.
He said the raids would continue until threats against civilians has ceased and all the forces of Gaddafi "" removed verifiable from their bases, and until there is a free, full access and unhindered humanitarian assistance to all those Libya who need.""
China has renewed its call for a ceasefire and urged NATO to do not exceed the terms of the resolution of the United Nations Security Council providing for military action to protect civilians.
Venezuela asked the Organization of the United Nations to condemn the murder of Gaddafi and grandchildren, such that it demanded an end to raids on the country.
An international coalition began to operate attacks on March 19 under the mandate of the United Nations Security Council. NATO took command of operations on March 31.
Switzerland said it has frozen 830 million francs (960 million dollars/646 million euros) in funds belonging to strongmen North Africa since the beginning of the popular uprisings of this year.
Most of the blocked funds--410 million francs - is linked to the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his associates. But it is thought that 360 million francs blocked by the Switzerland belong to the regime of Kadhafi.
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