Libyan air force bombs Mitiga airport in Tripoli

A warplane from Libyan internationally recognized government's air force on Thursday attacked Mitiga airport in the capital of Tripoli, according to a security source.

"The warplane flew very low above the airport and targeted the main airstrip, leaving no casualties," the source said.

The source also said that the airport flights are still going on from a secondary airstrip.

Witnesses said they heard a sound of continuous anti-aircraft missiles immediately after the bombing.

Mitiga is the only functioning airport in the capital city after Libya Dawn destroyed Tripoli International Airport and occupied the city last August.

The armed Islamist coalition has set up its own regime to confront the internationally recognized one, which is currently in exile in eastern town of Tobruk.

The bombing of Mitiga extended a series of tit-for-tat attacks between the rival governments for control of the oil-rich North African country.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya on Wednesday has strongly condemned the recent military attacks on civilian airports, described the attacks as "wholly unjustified and reckless."

Libya has witnessed a drastic escalation of violence after the 2011 turmoil which toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Islamist militants and pro-secular Libyan national army have been vying for cities and towns for months, and fighting still flares near major cities like Benghazi and Tripoli. Endit