A family’s night out on a beach in Tripoli, Libya has ended tragically with the killing of the mother and her four children by a stray rocket.


At least 18 other people were injured when the rocket landed by the shore near Mitiga Airport on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the interior ministry said the rocket was fired during clashes between rival armed groups which control different parts of the city

The stray rocket was reportedly fired from the other side of Tripoli, at least a ten-minute drive from the area it hit.

The clashes between rival militia started near the airport on Tuesday, and sporadically continued till Wednesday.