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| Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, officials from Libya's interim government have said. | Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has been captured, officials from Libya's interim government have said. |
| He 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. | The former leader's son is the last key member of the Gaddafi family to be captured or killed. |
| Saif al-Islam, 39, 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. | 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 Zintan in the north of the country. | |
| Gaddafi's son was in good health, the justice minister is reported to have said. | 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. | 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. | Saif al-Islam had been on the run since NTC forces took the capital, Tripoli, in August. |
| Colonel Gaddafi himself was killed on October 20 after being captured during the final battle for his hometown, Sirte. | |
| The interim government in Libya has launched an inquiry into how he died. | |
| Celebrations | Celebrations |
| The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says Saif al-Islam's capture is 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. | 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. |
| However, at one time he was considered one of the more liberal of Col Gaddafi's sons and was courted in the West. | |
| Celebrations erupted on the streets of Tripoli shortly after the news of his arrest emerged. | |
| Our correspondent heard people hooting car horns, waving flags and firing guns into the air. | |
| Saif al-Islam has been reported captured before. In August, rebel forces announced his arrest as they took control of Tripoli - only for him to appear in front of cameras to disprove it. |