Nato strike 'kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi', Libya says

[Joe234]

Africa







30 April 2011 Last updated at 18:56 ET

Nato strike 'kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi', Libya says


A Nato air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has killed the son of the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, a government spokesman has said.

Colonel Gaddafi himself was in the large residential villa which was hit by the strike, the spokesman added, but he was unharmed.

His son Saif al-Arab was killed, as well as three of his grandsons.

Journalists say the building was extensively damaged and one unexploded bomb remains at the site.

Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said the villa was attacked "with full power."

"The attack resulted in the matyrdom of brother Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29 years old, and three of the leader's grandchildren," he said.

"The leader with his wife was there in the house with other friends and relatives, the leader himself is in good health, he wasn't harmed."

"This was a direct operation to assassinate the leader of this country," the spokesman added.

Saif al-Arab was the youngest of Muammar Gaddafi six sons.

[Monkey]

Did Haliburton get the contract yet so we can bomb some other place?

[Joe234]

This is not the son who was reportedly killed.



Saif al-Islam


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This is the one.



Saif Al-Arab

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[jdman321]

Saif al-Christian?

[Frosted]

shakes head

So what Saif was killed then?

[Frosted]

Guess that bunker wasn't as Saif as they thought.

[jdman321]

Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[timholian]

Guess that bunker wasn't as Saif as they thought.

made in china

[tom502]

Gaddhafi needs to get on the phone to Putin now.

[GoVegan]

This is starting to look like Iraq all over again. Obama needs to not stick his nose in other countries affairs and worry about what is happening here at home. He needs to change his campaign slogan from "Change" to "Same".