Libyan official says shelling kills at least 6 civilians in Tripoli

At least six civilians were killed in heavy shelling on a residential neighborhood in Libya’s capital, a health official said Wednesday, the latest escalation in fighting between rival militias over control of Tripoli.

Each side blamed the other for the shelling, which wounded at least 26 people, according to Malek Merset, a spokesman for the Health Ministry in Tripoli.

Fighting erupted April 5, pitting the Libyan National Army against militias affiliated with Tripoli’s U.N.-supported government.