Death of Gaddafi's youngest son confirmed

18 Oct 2011, 7:12 am   -   Source: AAP
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Damascus-based Al Rai television said that Khamis Gaddafi was killed during fighting in Tarhouna on August 29. (SBS)

Damascus-based Al Rai television said that Khamis Gaddafi was killed during fighting in Tarhouna on August 29. (SBS)

A television channel loyal to deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has confirmed the death of his youngest son.

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A television channel loyal to deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has confirmed the death of his youngest son.

Damascus-based Al Rai television said that Khamis Gaddafi was killed during fighting in Tarhouna, 80 kilometres south of the capital Tripoli, on August 29.

The channel said that his cousin Mohamed Abdullah al-Senousi, the son of Gaddafi's intelligence chief, was killed in the same battle.

This is the first confirmation of the death of Khamis Gaddafi, coming after several such reports emerged from fighters and the country's ruling National Transitional Council.

Khamis, 28, was the commander of a brigade in the pro-Gaddafi forces, which was said to have been in charge of suppressing protests when they began in early February in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Gaddafi's government had earlier said that NATO attacks on the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on April 30 killed his son Saif al-Arab and three grandchildren.

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