US aircraft have carried out an airstrike on Libya's Sabratha city, killing around 40 people, local officials say. �

They�said the air raid on Friday targeted�militants�near the Libyan capital.

The New York Times, citing an unidentified Western official, said US warplanes struck Daesh militants in the attack.

The airstrike targeted a senior Tunisian�operative linked to two major militant attacks in Tunisia last�year, it added.

By Press TV