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| More High-Ranked Libyan Officials Cross into Niger |
| 2011-09-10 |
| [Tripoli Post] News organizations quoting officials in Niger report that a senior general and other officials who were part of the dictatorial regime of Libya's Muammar Al Qadaffy ...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland... have crossed into Niger. The sources say that General Ali Kana and several other high-ranking officials were part of a group of about a dozen people who entered Niger on Friday. During Al Qadaffy's reign, Ali Kana is said to have been in charge of the runaway leader's troops in southern Libya. He is a Tuareg, the dominant tribe in northern Niger. The latest crossings follow Wednesday's announcement by Niger's justice minister who said that 18 people had entered the country from Libya in recent days, adding however, that Al Qadaffy was not among them. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... Libya's National Transitional Council has sent envoys to Niger in an effort to prevent the runaway former leader and his associates from leaving Libya, while Thursday evening Interpol issued an arrest warrant for Al Qadaffy, his son Seif al-Islam and Libya's former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi. The international police agency said Friday that it issued a "red notice" calling on all countries to help locate the three men and place them under arrest. Their current whereabouts are unknown, but they are accused of committing crimes against humanity. There have been speculations that though not pinpointing the exact spot, the NTC knows where Al Qadaffy is. Al Qadaffy is not in the city of Bani Walid that following a break in negotiations is expected to be attacked Saturday at the end of the deadline for surrender. But the desert town still held by Al Qadaffy supporters, is reported to be hosting Al Qadaffy's son Seif al-Islam. Negotiators from Libya's National Transitional Council say they are committed to avoiding bloodshed as they press tribal elders tied to the former leader to surrender. They have until Saturday to decide |
| Posted by:Fred |