Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader, has been killed, sources say


FILE PHOTO: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Feb 3 (Reuters) - The ‌most prominent son of late Libyan leader ‌Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, has been ‌killed, sources close to the family, his lawyer Khaled el-Zaydi and Libyan media said on Tuesday.

The office of Libya's attorney ‍general on Wednesday said investigators ‍and forensic doctors examined ‌the body of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi on Tuesday and ‍determined ​that he died from gunshot wounds.

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