TRIPOLI - The eastern suburb of Tripoli was bombed by Western warplanes and intensive anti-aircraft fire were heard Wednesday night in the Libyan capital, a Xinhua reporter said.

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Fighter jets were heard flying over the night sky and then anti-aircraft troops of the Libyan government opened fire into the sky, said the Xinhua reporter in Tripoli.

According to earlier reports, huge explosions were heard near the Libyan capital on Wednesday night.

Among the explosions, a huge blast was heard occurred at a military base some 30 km east of the capital, witnessed said.

Meanwhile, according to Libyan state television, Western powers have carried out new air strikes against targets in Tripoli on Wednesday.

Witnesses said a number of targets in the Tajoura area in the eastern suburb were attacked by three rounds of bombing.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

According to earlier reports, with no Libyan planes taking to the sky in the past 24 hours, the United States and coalition military have been targeting Libyan ground forces in their air campaign over the Northern African country.