TRIPOLI: Seif Al-Islam Qaddafi, the son of Libya’s late longtime ruler, has died, relatives reported on Tuesday, without providing details on his death. His adviser, Abdallah Othman Abdurrahim, confirmed his death in a social media post, without giving details. “Seif Al-Islam has fallen as a martyr,” his cousin, Hamid Qaddafi, told Libyan network Al-Ahrar, adding that the family had no further details. Media outlets said he had died in Zintan, in northwestern Libya, although his whereabouts had long been unknown. Seif Al-Islam, 53, had been seen as his father’s successor.
TRIPOLI: Seif Al-Islam Qaddafi, the son of Libya’s late longtime ruler, has died, relatives reported on Tuesday, without providing details on his death.
His adviser, Abdallah Othman Abdurrahim, confirmed his death in a social media post, without giving details.
“Seif Al-Islam has fallen as a martyr,” his cousin, Hamid Qaddafi, told Libyan network Al-Ahrar, adding that the family had no further details.
Media outlets said he had died in Zintan, in northwestern Libya, although his whereabouts had long been unknown.
Seif Al-Islam, 53, had been seen as his father’s successor.
