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'Gaddafi's son captured' in Libya Gaddafi's son 'captured in Libya'
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Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, Libya's interim justice minister is reported to have said. Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, officials from Libya's interim government have said.
The minister, Mohammed al-Allagui, said Saif al-Islam had been arrested in southern Libya, reports say. Saif al-Islam was arrested near the town of Obari in the south of the country, the officials said.
The former leader's son is the last key member of the Gaddafi family to be captured or killed in Libya. The former leader's son is the last key member of the Gaddafi family to be captured or killed.
Saif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during the uprising against his father.Saif al-Islam is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity during the uprising against his father.
The interim justice minister said Saif al-Islam had been detained along with a number of bodyguards near the town of Obari, according to Reuters news agency. The National Transitional Council's (NTC) justice minister Mohammed al-Allagui said Saif al-Islam had been detained along with a number of bodyguards, Reuters news agency reported.
Gaddafi's son was in good health, the justice minister is reported to have added. Officials said Saif al-Islam was being taken to the city of Zintan in the north of the country.
Gaddafi's son was in good health, the justice minister is reported to have said.
A commander of the Zintan brigades, allied to the NTC, told a news conference that Saif al-Islam was captured as aides were trying to smuggle him out to neighbouring Niger, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Saif al-Islam had been on the run since NTC forces took the capital, Tripoli, in August.
Celebrations
The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says this is a very significant moment for Libyans.
They came to see Saif al-Islam as the heir apparent, as a younger version of his father due to his rhetoric during the uprising, she says.
Celebrations erupted on the streets of Tripoli shortly after the news emerged.
People have been hooting car horns, waving flags and firing guns into the air.