Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:47PM GMT
A picture taken on August 11, 2011 shows a house lying in rubble after a NATO airstrike near the village of Shal Ghouda in western Libya.
Nearly 100 people have staged a rally in the Libyan capital of Tripoli to protest at the deadly NATO airstrikes against the country.
The protesters gathered outside the Hungarian embassy on Thursday to send a complaint-ridden letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon through the Hungarian ambassador, Reuters reported.
The demonstration was organized by the victims of Tuesday airstrikes by the US-led military alliance on Majar village, which is located to the east of Tripoli.
Libyan officials announced that at least 85 civilians were killed in the attacks. The alliance, however, said it had hit a legitimate military target.
The Head of Doctors Union in Libya Ibrahim al-Majeri urged the United Nations to intervene over the strikes.
"Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General, we are the families of the victims who were killed by NATO airstrikes on Majar village, which killed 85 martyrs, most of them were children and women," he said.
"We are appealing to you to take a firm stand against these crimes which NATO commits every day," the director added.
The US and NATO have unleashed a punishing UN-mandated offensive against the embattled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in an alleged attempt to pressure him into giving up power.
The NATO has conducted thousands of airstrikes against Libya since it assumed control of the military campaign against the country in late March.
The aerial attacks have killed many civilians as well as revolutionary forces that are fighting against the government troops.
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