Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi captured

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left, is guarded by a Libyan fighter as he is transported to Zintan, Libya

Moammar Gadhafi's former heir apparent Seif al-Islam was captured by revolutionary fighters in the southern desert just over a month after his father was killed.

This set off joyous celebrations across Libya and closing the door on the possibility that the fugitive son could stoke further insurrection.

Seif al-Islam who has undergone a transformation from a voice of reform in an eccentric and reviled regime to one of Interpol's most-wanted now faces the prospect of trial before an international or Libyan court to answer for the alleged crimes of his late father's four-decade rule over the oil-rich North African nation.

Thunderous celebratory gunfire shook the Libyan capital of Tripoli and other cities after Libyan officials said Seif al-Islam, who has been charged by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, had been detained wearing traditional Tuareg clothing about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of the town of Obari in an area that borders Niger, Mali and Algeria.

Source: AP

Image: Libya TV

Published Nov 20 2011