Libya Claims NATO Strike Kills 15

The Associated Press reports:

Libya's government said a NATO airstrike west of Tripoli early Monday on a large family compound belonging to a close associate of Moammar Gadhafi has killed at least 15 people, including three children.

A NATO official in Naples, Italy, said the alliance has not conducted any strikes in that area in the past 24 hours. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of NATO regulations.

Gadhafi's regime has repeatedly accused NATO of targeting civilians in an attempt to rally support against the alliance's intervention in the country's civil war. NATO has repeatedly insisted it tries to avoid killing civilians.