Gaddafi forces 'shelling border with Tunisia'

Libyan troops were reported to have fired rockets over the border into Tunisia today in an assault likely to raise already high tensions between the two countries.

The explosions caused no damage or injuries. The last time Libyan forces fired rockets into Tunisia, on May 17, the Tunisian government threatened to report the north African nation to the UN Security Council for committing "enemy actions". Local trader Mohammed Nagez said: "At least five rockets fell on Tunisian soil today in the Mrabeh. It was a heavy bombardment from Gaddafi's side of the mountains."

Anti-Gaddafi rebels control the border along Libya's Western Mountains. Another trader said the bombardment started last night and had not stopped. A police officer said Tunisian security forces feared the rockets might hit the main border crossing at Wazen.