Nato admits strike on Libya rebels

Nato has admitted its planes struck rebels using tanks in their fight with the government forces in eastern Libya.

Nato has admitted its planes struck rebels using tanks in their fight with the government forces in eastern Libya.

Rear Admiral Russell Harding, the deputy commander of the Nato operation, says Nato had no previous information the rebels were operating tanks.

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