British army joins second wave of strikes in Libya: defense ministry

A British Royal Air Force Tornado aircraft taxies at RAF Marham base in Norfolk on March 19. The British government has said it was taking "everyprecaution" to avoid killing civilians in its attacks on Libya, as Libyan state media said civilian targets in Tripoli were bombed. (Xinhua/ Reuters Photo)

LONDON, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The British Defense Ministry on Sunday night confirmed that British forces had participated in the second wave of strikes in Libya.

The ministry said a British submarine in the Mediterranean Sea continued to fire Tomahawk missiles at Libya in the second night.

The confirmation came only hours after Libya announced a fresh cease-fire from 9:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) following Western powers' devastating strikes against it.

In response to that announcement, a spokesman for the Downing Street No. 10 said: "Everyone will recall that in recent days Colonel Gaddafi declared a cease-fire which was promptly violated. "