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Gaddafi's youngest son, 3 grandchildren killed in NATO airstrike
TRIPOLI, Libya — The youngest son of Moammar Gaddafi was killed in a NATO airstrike on his home Saturday evening, along with three of Gaddafi's grandchildren, but the Libyan leader escaped unharmed, the Libyan government said Sunday.
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, was hosting a gathering of family and friends when three missiles struck his house just after 8 p.m., causing huge explosions that could be felt more than two miles away. The Libyan leader and his wife, Safiyah, were also there, government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said, describing the attack as an assassination attempt.
Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, was hosting a gathering of family and friends when three missiles struck his house just after 8 p.m., causing huge explosions that could be felt more than two miles away. The Libyan leader and his wife, Safiyah, were also there, government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said, describing the attack as an assassination attempt.
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A U.S. official said Saturday evening that U.S. intelligence agencies had not yet been able to confirm the report, while NATO said it had carried out a "precision strike" against "a known command and control building."
Ibrahim said the attack was neither permitted under international law nor morally justifiable, and that it contravened NATO's mandate under Security Resolution 1973 to protect Libyan civilians. Intelligence about Gaddafi's whereabouts or plans must have been leaked to NATO, he said.
"We ask the world to look into this carefully, because what we have now is the law of the jungle," he said. "How is this helping in the protection of civilians?''
Hours earlier, Gaddafi had called for a cease-fire and negotiations with NATO but refused to surrender power. Even as he spoke, alliance warplanes struck a government complex in the capital.
Ibrahim said NATO's response was proof that it was not interested in peace or in protecting civilians. "We renew our call for peace and negotiations," he said.
Reporters were taken to the house in Tripoli's upscale Gharghour neighborhood. One building had been turned into a wreck of shattered concrete and twisted metal, with an unexploded missile lying in the rubble, and a huge crater that had unearthed what looked like an underground cellar or bunker.
The walls of an adjacent building were partly destroyed. In one room, a television was still turned on, and a pile of PlayStation games lay on a sofa, including Modern Warfare 2 and Fifa Soccer 10. A pair of Homer Simpson slippers was half buried in the dust.
Ibrahim did not identify the children who were killed but said they were all under 12 years old.
In another building, there were smears of blood on a shattered mirror on the floor of a room that looked like a den, with a large flat-screen television on one wall and a bar in a corner. A children's book was also on the ground.
NATO said the strike was part of its strategy to disrupt the Libyan government's command and control systems. "All NATO's targets are military in nature and have been clearly linked to the Gaddafi regime's systematic attacks on the Libyan population and populated areas. We do not target individuals," said Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, commander of NATO's Operation Unified Protector.
"I am aware of unconfirmed media reports that some of Gaddafi's family members may have been killed," he said. "We regret all loss of life, especially the innocent civilians being harmed as a result of the ongoing conflict. NATO is fulfilling its UN mandate to stop and prevent attacks against civilians with precision and care — unlike Gaddafi's forces, which are causing so much suffering."
Ibrahim said the attack was neither permitted under international law nor morally justifiable, and that it contravened NATO's mandate under Security Resolution 1973 to protect Libyan civilians. Intelligence about Gaddafi's whereabouts or plans must have been leaked to NATO, he said.
"We ask the world to look into this carefully, because what we have now is the law of the jungle," he said. "How is this helping in the protection of civilians?''
Hours earlier, Gaddafi had called for a cease-fire and negotiations with NATO but refused to surrender power. Even as he spoke, alliance warplanes struck a government complex in the capital.
Ibrahim said NATO's response was proof that it was not interested in peace or in protecting civilians. "We renew our call for peace and negotiations," he said.
Reporters were taken to the house in Tripoli's upscale Gharghour neighborhood. One building had been turned into a wreck of shattered concrete and twisted metal, with an unexploded missile lying in the rubble, and a huge crater that had unearthed what looked like an underground cellar or bunker.
The walls of an adjacent building were partly destroyed. In one room, a television was still turned on, and a pile of PlayStation games lay on a sofa, including Modern Warfare 2 and Fifa Soccer 10. A pair of Homer Simpson slippers was half buried in the dust.
Ibrahim did not identify the children who were killed but said they were all under 12 years old.
In another building, there were smears of blood on a shattered mirror on the floor of a room that looked like a den, with a large flat-screen television on one wall and a bar in a corner. A children's book was also on the ground.
NATO said the strike was part of its strategy to disrupt the Libyan government's command and control systems. "All NATO's targets are military in nature and have been clearly linked to the Gaddafi regime's systematic attacks on the Libyan population and populated areas. We do not target individuals," said Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, commander of NATO's Operation Unified Protector.
"I am aware of unconfirmed media reports that some of Gaddafi's family members may have been killed," he said. "We regret all loss of life, especially the innocent civilians being harmed as a result of the ongoing conflict. NATO is fulfilling its UN mandate to stop and prevent attacks against civilians with precision and care — unlike Gaddafi's forces, which are causing so much suffering."
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