With all of the chaos in London right now, we've been a little distracted from the Libyan crisis. Here's the latest from the Australian:
Libyan TV shows Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son Khamis Gaddafi, left, who commands one of the country's best trained military units, visiting a hospital in Tripoli, after rebels had claimed he had been killed in a raid last week. Source: AP
KHAMIS, the feared military commander and son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been shown on state television, days after rebels reported his death. Tripoli denied the claim at the time, but a rebel spokesman had insisted that Khamis was dead.
The broadcaster showed footage of what it said was a visit on Tuesday by the uniformed 28-year-old, Gaddafi's youngest son, to a hospital to meet "victims of NATO raids."
The date of the recording could not be confirmed. If genuine, it would be the first time Khamis had been seen in public since Friday, when rebels said a NATO strike on the western town of Zliten killed 32 people, including Khamis.
Gaddafi spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said at the time the claim was untrue, claiming it was "dirty lies to cover the murder of civilians" in Zliten.
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