Nato admitted weapon failure in Libya

Nato has admitted "a weapons systems failure" may have led to civilian casualties in Sunday morning's air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

In a statement, the alliance said the intended target of the strike was a military missile site, but "it appears that one weapon" did not hit it.

The Libyan government earlier said Nato bombed a residential area, killing nine civilians, including babies.

Nato is enforcing a UN resolution to defend Libyans from pro-Gaddafi forces.-bbc