Libya: Rockets hit airport in capital, damaging passenger jet

Rockets hit Libya’s main airport and damaged a plane as it was waiting to take off early on Thursday, a security force said, underscoring fragile security. One rocket hit an Airbus 320 of state-run Libyan Airlines, and others struck the arrivals hall at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport at around 2 a.m.(0000 GMT), but no one was injured, a spokesman for the Special Deterrence Force said. Photos circulating on social media showed a tear in the tarmac and holes in the wing and body of the plane. Airlines have struggled to maintain services and keep the oil-producing country connected to the outside world as attacks damage their planes.<br/>