13 killed as Gaddafi forces attack Misrata: Libya rebels

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At least 13 people were killed and some 50 hurt on Thursday in an attack by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on the port area of Libya's third city Misrata, a rebel spokesman said.

"At least 13 people died, including women and children and four Egyptians who had attempted to be evacuated from the port," the spokesman said on condition of anonymity.

"We have faced since dawn a cowardly and criminal attack on the area of the port and the district of Kasr Ahmed near the port," he said, adding that pro-Gaddafi forces fired dozens of Grad missiles and tank shells.

"The toll will obviously worsen. We are still searching for other victims under the debris of houses," the spokesman said.

The pro-Gaddafi troops stopped their attacks in the area in the afternoon, but continued to fire on other districts including Saragsa and Al-Ghiran, he said.