(GenevaLunch) – Nato air strikes targeted the Qaddafi compound in Tripoli Thursday 12 May, just hours after Muammar Qaddafi appeared on television for the first time in two weeks. Reports of two men killed by the latest attacks are coming from foreign journalists in the city, with several others injured, mainly suffering smoke inhalation.

Qaddafi met with government officials in a Tripoli hotel, where the TV show was filmed, but journalists staying at the hotel said they did not see him, a contrast to well-heralded past appearances, according to Reuters.

Meanwhile, control of the Misrata airport appears to be confused, with both rebels and government troops claiming they hold it.

Links to other sites: Aljazeera, CNN, Reuters

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