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Gaddaffi's son killed in Libyan air strike

Published:Saturday | April 30, 2011 | 7:29 PM

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



Colonel Gaddafi himself was in the house 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 the Libyan leader's grandsons.



29 year old Saif al-Arab, was the youngest of Muammar Gaddafi six sons.