Unidentified jets attack targets in Tripoli

Unidentified war planes have attacked targets in Libyan capital hours after fighters from the city of Misrata said they had seized the main airport.

Reuters news agency reported that Tripoli residents heard jets followed by explosions at dawn but no more details were immediately available.

Meanwhile, Egypt has denied taking any part in airstrikes on Libyan fighter positions in Tripoli after an armed group accused the country’s involvement in the recent attacks.

“Egypt categorically denies press reports that Egyptian warplanes bombarded positions held by armed Islamist militias in the Libyan capital,” a foreign ministry said in a statement.

Libyan fighters have charged that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were behind a raid around Tripoli airport on Friday night that reportedly killed 13 people.