UNICEF: All Libyan Parties Should Refrain From Shelling Civilians.

Tripoli, 24 October 2019(Lana) The UN children organisation UNICEF said that recent attacks served as a reminder that children pay the heaviest price as violence continued in a number of areas in western Libya. Children must be protected anytime anywhere, and all parties to the conflict should refrain from shelling civilian targets including homes, hospitals and schools the Organization said. UNICEF cited reports in which 3 children and two women were killed on Thursday last week as they were travelling in a car 16km from Tripoli. On October 14, the Organization said three sisters were killed and their mother was wounded when their home was shelled in southern Tripoli. The organisation noted that a day earlier, a 13 year child was killed in his family's home. 5 others were wounded when their school was hit in the area of Janzour 18 km from the capital. =Lana=