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| Mauritania 'extradites Libya ex-spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi' | Mauritania 'extradites Libya ex-spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi' |
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| Mauritania has handed Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi over to Libyan authorities, state media say. | |
| Libya wants to try Mr Senussi for crimes allegedly committed during his time as Col Gaddafi's right-hand man. He is also wanted by France and the International Criminal Court (ICC). | |
| Mauritania previously said Senussi must first face charges of illegal entry. | |
| Mr Senussi fled Libya after last year's uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. | Mr Senussi fled Libya after last year's uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. |
| He was arrested after his arrival in Mauritania, sparking repeated requests from the Libyan government for his return. | |
| The report of his extradition was carried by state TV and the state news agency in Mauritania. | The report of his extradition was carried by state TV and the state news agency in Mauritania. |
| "Mauritanian authorities hand over ex-Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya," read the TV newsflash in Arabic. | "Mauritanian authorities hand over ex-Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya," read the TV newsflash in Arabic. |
| An official source confirmed the extradition, AFP news agency reported. | An official source confirmed the extradition, AFP news agency reported. |
| According to the reports, Mr Senussi was delivered to a Libyan official delegation headed by the minister of justice. His current whereabouts are unknown. | According to the reports, Mr Senussi was delivered to a Libyan official delegation headed by the minister of justice. His current whereabouts are unknown. |
| In March, Mr Senussi was held at Nouakchott airport in Mauritania after flying in from Morocco - five months after the capture and killing of Col Gaddafi. | |
| Two months later he was charged for illegally entering the country and for the use of forged documents, officials at the time said. | |
| In June 2011, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued a warrant for Mr Senussi for crimes against humanity alleged to have been carried out in Benghazi, the main base of the Libyan opposition during the revolt last year. | |
| France has already sentenced Senussi to life imprisonment for the shooting down of a UTA airliner over Niger in 1989. |