DHAKA: Libya's main international airport Tripoli has been hit by a new rocket attack a day after fighting forced it to close on Monday.              

At least one person was killed and six others injured in the attack and 12 planes were damaged in the attack, BBC reports.    

  The UN has announced that it will withdraw all its staffs from Libya.  

Libyan leaders have struggled to bring stability to the country since Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power in 2011.

A security source told that the airport was attacked by a "large number of rockets, including Grad rockets" in the evening.  

They said one person from the force protecting the airport had been killed and six others injured and that the control tower had been hit by rocket fire.  

All flights to and from the airport have been suspended until at least Wednesday.

Source: BBC

BDST: 0856 HRS, JUL 15, 2014