Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam killed in armed raid in western Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in an armed attack in western Libya on Tuesday, according to a statement from his political team.
Abdullah Othman Abdurrahim, a member of the team, announced the death in a Facebook post, describing the incident as a “treacherous operation” carried out by four masked gunmen who stormed Gaddafi’s residence in the city of Zintan at noon. The attackers reportedly disabled surveillance cameras before engaging in a “direct armed confrontation” that led to Gaddafi’s death.
The political team has urged the Libyan judiciary and international community to investigate the “crime” and identify both the assailants and those alleged to have orchestrated the attack.
Authorities in Tripoli and Zintan have not yet confirmed the incident.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had remained a prominent and polarising figure in Libyan politics since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ended his father’s four-decade rule.
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