Libya's official TV said NATO bombers attacked on Tuesday the towns of al-Aziziyah and Sirte and the capital Tripoli.

Citing a military source, state news agency JANA said NATO warplanes launched air raids in the early hours of Tuesday morning on the capital and Sirte, the heavily defended hometown of embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The agency said in another report that NATO raided al-Hira area in the town of al-Aziziyah, south of the capital.