BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says it wasn't targeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi when it bombed the presidential compound in Tripoli, saying it was trying instead to set the stage for diplomacy.
The NATO operation's commander, Canadian Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, said Tuesday the attack on the Bab al-Aziziya complex was aimed at an army command center.
Bouchard said the complex is "a military compound in which there are various houses and residences ... and various military command and control nodes throughout."
A Libyan government spokesman called Monday's bombing an assassination attempt.
Bouchard said he doubted Gadhafi was in the building, adding: "This is about bringing an end to the violence and shaping an environment for dialogue and diplomacy."
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