A half dozen explosions were heard in the distance early Monday in Tripoli just after a NATO warplane flew over the Libyan capital.
The blasts were heard just before 1:00 am (2300 GMT Sunday) as rebels across the city celebrated their victory against the regime of Moamer Kadhafi, firing automatic weapons into the air, an AFP correspondent reported.
After the explosions, the joyful shooting by the rebels came to an abrupt halt for several minutes, bringing an unusual calm to Tripoli, before resuming more cautiously.
Fighting has largely ended in the capital, but a few isolated groups of Kadhafi loyalists came out sporadically, mostly at night, according to the rebels.
The violence of the blasts indicated the presence of pro-Kadhafi forces near the capital, where the rebels on Tuesday took control of the compound from which Kadhafi had led the country for 42 years. The ex-dictator is on the run.
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