FILE PHOTO: A police car is seen at Mitiga airport after an air strike in Tripoli, Libya April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Hani Amara
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Shelling on Thursday morning forced a suspension of flights at Mitiga, the only functioning airport in Libya's capital Tripoli, airport authorities said in a statement on Facebook.
The airport has come under fire repeatedly during attempts by eastern Libyan forces under Khalifa Haftar to take the capital, where the internationally recognised government is based.
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