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Gaddafi's son Hannibal 'kidnapped in Lebanon' | Gaddafi's son Hannibal 'kidnapped in Lebanon' |
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The late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal has been kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon, security sources say. | The late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Hannibal has been kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon, security sources say. |
In a video shown on Lebanese TV, he appeals for more information concerning the 1978 disappearance of the prominent Lebanese Shia cleric Musa al-Sadr. | |
The 40-year-old former playboy was given sanctuary in Oman in 2012 along with his mother and sister. | |
His father Muammar was overthrown by rebels in a 2011 uprising. | |
Al-Sadr, one of the most prominent Shia clerics of the 20th Century, disappeared along with two others during a trip to Libya in 1978. | |
Muammar Gaddafi denied any involvement in his disappearance, but many suspect him of having orchestrated it. | |
It is not known how long Hannibal has been in Lebanon. | |
He was under house arrest while in Oman with his sister Ayesha and mother Safiya. |