Libya attack – live updates

• American and European military commanders are assessing the effect of the bombardment of Libyan targets. Overnight 110 cruise missiles were launched, and one large airbase alone is reported to have been hit with 40 bombs. "Effectively a no-fly zone has been put in place," said Mike Mullen, US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
• Libyan state TV has said there are 48 dead and 150 wounded from the attacks. Speaking from his Bab al-Azizia military compound on the southern outskirts of Tripoli, which was bombed in 1986, Muammar Gaddafi vowed to fight the onslaught "inch by inch". He spoke of the "glorious hours we are living" in a 15 minute speech. Thousands of his supporters have joined him at the barracks.
• China and Russia have condemned the attacks Both had abstained from the UN security council vote approving military action against Libya. The Arab League also called for a ceasefire, and the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, led a chorus of protest by Libya's Latin American allies.
• Aircraft continue to arrive at Mediterranean bases from allied countries including Canada, Denmark and Spain. 

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