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| Gaddafi son freed after kidnap in Lebanon |
| 2015-12-13 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] Late Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest... 's son Hannibal has been sprung after being briefly kidnapped by an gang in Leb, security sources say. In a video shown on Lebanese TV, the captive businessman was seen appealing for more information concerning the 1978 disappearance of the prominent Lebanese Shia holy man Musa al-Sadr. He was freed in the city of Baalbek and dispatched to Beirut, police told AP. The 40-year-old former playboy was given sanctuary in Oman in 2012. His father Muammar was tossed by rebels in a 2011 uprising. Al-Sadr, one of the most prominent Shia holy mans of the 20th Century, disappeared along with two others during a trip to Libya in 1978. Muammar Qadaffy denied any involvement in his disappearance, but many suspect him of having orchestrated it. The case has long soured relations between the two countries. It is not known how long Hannibal has been in Leb. He was under house arrest while in Oman with his sister Ayesha and mother Safiya. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ...Likely the lad has a pretty good idea what happened to al-Sadr - Dad was never shy about keeping things from the family, and Hannibal was almost certainly being raised to join the family business until things went south. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-12-13 08:16 |