Fighting rages in Misrata amid reports of cluster bombs

TRIPOLI: Fighting raged in the Libyan city long siege at the hands of rebels Misrata when a group Human Rights in charge of the Libyan army has been using cluster bombs banned.

Of heavy gunfire and shelling could be heard in Misrata, with sustained trade near the center the night before, an AFP photographer. Air strikes were also reported near Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi strong.

The United States Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that its researchers have reported the use of internationally banned cluster bombs against the city. Insurgents have also said that loyalist forces had used cluster bombs.

"Last night it was like rain,"said Abu Zaid Hazam, a local resident who took up arms to defend his neighborhood, describing the bombing cluster.