Libyan state media says dozens of civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike on a village east of Tripoli. NATO sources say the strike hit a military target and was not likely to have killed any civilians.

Libyan state media said on Tuesday dozens of civilians had been killed in a NATO strike on a village about 90 miles east of Tripoli. NATO says it's looking into the reports.

Libyan state television showed the charred bodies of at least three young children and said they were killed by a NATO strike on Monday night on the village of Majar. It also showed wounded women and children being treated in a hospital.

The television station reported that a total of 85 people had been killed in Majar, but it did not say how many of these were civilians. The official Jana news agency said "20 families" had been killed, without giving a more precise figure.

This number was also cited by a man interviewed on Libya TV, who said he had lost his daughter.