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Gaddafi's son 'captured in Libya' | |
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Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, officials from Libya's interim government have said. | |
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. | |
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 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. | |
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. |