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FLASH: GADDAFI'S SON MUTASSIM KILLED IN SIRTE, NTC COMMANDER CONFIRMS TO XINHUA
By Xinhua Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2011-10-20 21:46:00
Libya's fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Mutassim was killed Thursday in Sirte, several hours after his father died of wounds suffered in gun battle in the city, a commander of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) confirmed to Xinhua.
The commander, Momhemed Buras Ali Al-Maknee, who was battling Gaddafi's loyalists in Sirte, told Xinhua earlier that Mutassim was captured alive inside the city of Sirte after NTC fighters overran Sirte's Number Two neighborhood where Gaddafi's loyalists had been cornered.
The circumstances of Mutassim's death could not be immediately verified.
The commander also said NTC fighters have encircled a place in Sirte where Gaddafi's second son Saif al-Islam was believed to be hiding.
The commander, Momhemed Buras Ali Al-Maknee, who was battling Gaddafi's loyalists in Sirte, told Xinhua earlier that Mutassim was captured alive inside the city of Sirte after NTC fighters overran Sirte's Number Two neighborhood where Gaddafi's loyalists had been cornered.
The circumstances of Mutassim's death could not be immediately verified.
The commander also said NTC fighters have encircled a place in Sirte where Gaddafi's second son Saif al-Islam was believed to be hiding.
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