By Oliver Pickup UPDATED: 02:27 EST, 10 August 2011 NATO warplanes bombed a Libyan warship docked in Tripoli harbour after observing that weapons were being take from it that were expected to be used to conduct attacks, the alliance said today. The Soviet-built Koni-class frigate was hit and badly damaged on the military side of the port of Tripoli, NATO military spokesman Colonel Roland Lavoie told a news briefing. 'It became evident regime forces were removing weaponry and munitions from the warship with the intent of using them from other platforms,' he said. Blast: The Fernej area of Tripoli is rocked by a powerful explosion in the early hours of the morning
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Attack on same day Nato are accused of killing 'dozens' of civilians including children in bomb attack
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