Deaths continue to mount in Misrata

By the CNN Wire Staff

April 25, 2011 -- Updated 0953 GMT (1753 HKT)

Libyan rebels rest close to a building where pro-Gadhafi forces are reportedly holed up in Misrata on Sunday.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Loud explosions are heard in Tripoli on Monday
• A Misrata doctor says 16 people were killed and 71 wounded Sunday
• A witness says pro-Gadhafi forces extensively shelled Misrata
• The doctor says NATO jets started firing on Misrata early Monday

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Amid reports that pro-government forces have withdrawn from the besieged Libyan port city of Misrata, at least 16 people were killed and 71 were wounded there Sunday, a doctor at a local hospital said early Monday.
An eyewitness said pro-Gadhafi forces randomly and extensively shelled the city Sunday. The witness asked that his name not be used because of fears for his security.
"There are explosions every five minutes," the witness said.
The doctor, who also asked that his name not be used because of fears for his safety, said NATO fighter jets had begun hitting targets in Misrata early Monday.
The witness said he feels safe every time he hears the NATO jets overhead, because whenever they're not present, pro-Gadhafi forces shell the city.
Also early Monday, loud explosions and jets were heard in the capital, Tripoli. Anti-aircraft fire was both seen and heard.
A banner on Libyan state television cited a military source saying that the "crusaders' airstrikes" were targeting both civilian and military targets, resulting in casualties and damage.Fonte CNN