Govt attack on Libya's Misrata kills 25-doctor

TUNIS, March 18 (Reuters) - Twenty-five people, including several children, were killed during heavy bombardments by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on the western city of Misrata on Friday, a doctor in the city told Reuters.

The doctor and another resident said government tanks were still shelling the city, despite an earlier claim by rebels that the attack had been defeated.

"Gaddafi's forces are bombing the city with artillery shells and tanks. We now have 25 people dead at the hospital, including several little girls," the doctor said by satellite phone. (Reporting by Tarek Amara, writing by Silvia Aloisi)