As reported previously the Western media, three members of the media were killed and 21 wounded on July 31 by NATO forces aviaobstrela headquarters of Libyan state television channel "Al-Jamahiriya" in Tripoli. "I condemn the attack on NATO," Al-Jamahiriya "and associated infrastructure. Separation media should not become targets for military action "- said the lead UNESCO citizen of Bulgaria on Monday. Last week, the International Institute of Information Security (International News Safety Institute, INSI) called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to investigate the killing of journalists in Tripoli in the bombardment of television station. NATO confirmed that aviudara, but the report did not specify the alliance data on victims. As justification for their actions military said that the bombing of "Al-Jamahiriya" was aimed at to prevent the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, "to use satellite television to intimidate the Libyan people and incite acts of violence directed against them (civilians)." Since mid-February in Libya began mass demonstrations calling for the withdrawal of the ruling the country for more than 40 years, Muammar Qaddafi, which later escalated into armed confrontation between government forces and rebels. UN Security Council March 17 imposed no-fly zone over Libya. To ensure no-fly zone, an arms embargo and civil protection coalition of Western countries began March 19 in Libya, a military operation whose leadership a few days completely taken over by NATO. The mandate of the operation was due to expire on June 27, June 1 but extended the NATO operation in 90 days – until the end of September.
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