Pro Khadafi bombardment Citizen Ship Evacuation
19.03
Sandika Firda
Witnesses said that five people were killed in the incident and caused panic among passengers who want to climb the ferry in Port Misrata.
In the midst of chaos, the approximately 200 passengers was forced to abandoned ship about to sail into these Benghazi. Gaddafi troops for several weeks it's already surrounded the area Misrata.
Red Star One ferry, chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was forced to defer to dock because of the fighting still continues.
The ship arrived in Misrata earlier on Wednesday, May 4 yesterday, carrying 180 tons of relief materials.
Belbeisi Othman IOM officials say the rockets are fired pro-Gaddafi's forces had launched shortly after the vessel docked.
"The whole location was shaking and everyone started running frantically in all directions," he said as reported by the BBC on Thursday (05/05/2011).
On Tuesday, a senior Libyan officials have warned the opposition forces that the government will do everything possible to block sea access to the Misrata.
(Source www.okezone.com)
