Nato has apologised for an airstrike that killed at least five people outside Brega, an opposition forces commander said.General Abdul Fatah Younis said at a news conference in Benghazi that fighters and medics were among the dead after the bombing "carried out in error".
He said that the rebels had informed the military alliance that they were moving T55 and T72 heavy tanks from Benghazi to Brega before the airstrike.
Saleh Faraj, a former soldier fighting with the rebels, said at least three rebel tanks were hit in the air strike.
"There was no fighting anywhere. (The warplanes) flew back and forth and then they struck our forces," said Faraj.
In Brussels, Nato did not directly acknowledge responsibility for a blundered airstrike on the rebels, but noted that the area where the attack occurred was "unclear and fluid with mechanized weapons travelling in all directions".
The incident came ater the rebels criticised Nato for failing to provide the assistance it requires. Read More
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