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Aid ship comes under rocket fire in Misrata
An international aid ship helping to evacuate people from the besieged Libyan port of Misrata has come under rocket attack from government forces which kill five.
At least five people died in the attack on the Red Star One in an attack that prompted widespread panic among those trying to board the ferry.
The Red Star One, chartered by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), had to wait offshore for several days because of the continuing fighting.
IOM official Othman Belbeisi said rockets started falling just minutes after he and others disembarked.
In the rush, about 200 were left behind as the ship hastily departed for Benghazi. It arrived in Misrata on Wednesday carrying 180 tonnes of supplies.
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But the ship briefly returned a few minutes later when a wounded patient's condition worsened. There were further chaotic scenes before the ship finally left for Benghazi.
The bombing follows in the wake of statements by International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday who said he was seeking three arrest warrants in his investigation into crimes against humanity in Libya.
He did not give any names but told the UN Security Council that crimes were ongoing.
In his report to the UN Security Council, Moreno-Ocampo said that between 500 and 700 people were believed to have been killed in Libya in February alone.
Misrata is the rebel's main stronghold in the west of the country, which remains largely under Col Gaddafi's control.
On Tuesday, a senior Libyan official warned that the army would do everything it could to block sea access to Misrata.
NATO, which is enforcing a UN mandate to protect civilians in Libya, recently prevented pro-Gaddafi forces from sowing sea mines outside the harbour.
