NATO air strikes destroyed on Friday one of the homes in Tripoli of Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, an AFP journalist said.

Several buildings in Senussi's residential complex in the central Ghargour neighbourhood and a nearby school were destroyed by the dawn raids.

Guards told reporters an Indian who worked as a cook was killed but could not confirm if Libya's spy master was home at 5:00 am (0300 GMT), when residents said the air strikes took place.

"This is a residential neighbourhood. Why did NATO bomb this site? There is no military presence here," said Fawzi Ali, who lives across the street from Senussi and whose house was damaged by the blasts.

She said NATO dropped 10 bombs in her neighbourhood, and several villas were visibly damaged by the impact of explosions.

"That is the sole survivor of the raids," said one of the guards, pointing to a gazelle, visibly shaken, trying to find its way out of the rubble.

Five luxury cars parked at the entrance of Senussi's home were also damaged, including an armoured 4X4.

In April, Seif al-Arab, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's youngest son, and three of the strongman's grandchildren were killed in what was claimed to be a NATO air strike on a house in the same area of Tripoli.

In June, the Hague-based court issued arrest warrants for Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and Senussi for murder and persecution since mid-February, when a bloody uprising started.

Senussi is Kadhafi's brother-in-law.

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