The raid, on Friday night, targeted the al Mayah military camp, near Az Zawiyah, west of the Libyan capital Tripoli. British Apache helicopters targeted a military base being used by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. It came as Gaddafi threatened to carry out attacks against civilians in Europe unless Nato halts its airstrikes.In a statement, the Nato-led international coalition said its forces had destroyed more than 50 military targets in the west of Libya this week. Nato is enforcing a UN resolution to protect civilians from Gaddafi forces. MoD spokesman Major General Nick Pope said Apaches from the Army Air Corps were used in the latest raid.
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He said Libya would target European "homes, offices, families" unless Nato stopped its campaign.He spoke via an audio message broadcast to tens of thousands of supporters gathered in a central Tripoli square. On Friday, Gaddafi threatened to attack Europe in revenge for Nato's operations in Libya. "We can decide to treat you in a similar way. If we decide to, we are able to move to Europe like locusts, like bees. We advise you to retreat before you are dealt a disaster," he said.
