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Libya has demanded that authorities in Niger extradite Saadi Gaddafi, following an interview he gave in which he warned of a Libyan uprising.
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The third son of murdered Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has warned of an uprising in Libya. Speaking from neighbouring Niger which granted Saadi Gaddafi asylum, he said he encouraged talks rather than bloodshed.
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Authorities in Mexico say they uncovered a plot to smuggle Saadi Gaddafi into the country in early September. The foiled plan was allegedly organized by a Canadian woman.
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Tripoli -
Libya's National Transitional Council has branded neighbouring Niger's decision to grant Al-Saadi Gaddafi humanitarian asylum a hostile one. It has asked Niger to rethink the decision.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi has been offered asylum in Niger as the authorities there believe that no one from the Gaddafi family would be safe if returned to Libya.
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Ontario -
The Australian-born Ontarian bodyguard charged with protecting Saadi Gaddafi has divulged information regarding how Saadi was escorted into Niger by an international team of ex-special forces. He also revealed that Saadi would like to live in Canada.
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According to a military commander of Libya's National Transitional Council, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi, want to turn themselves in to the International Criminal Court.
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Al-Saadi Gaddafi has joined other family members on Interpol's most wanted list. Interpol has responded to a request by the National Transitional Council by issuing a red notice for Saadi's arrest. Saaid is ensconced in luxurious surroundings in Niger.
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Niamey -
The son of ousted Libyan tyrant Muammar Gaddafi has been intercepted after a convoy of nine people crossed the border into Niger, Libya's southern neighbour.
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Where is Muammar Gaddafi? It seems no one knows. The National Transitional Council (NTC), NATO, France, Niger and Burkina Faso all deny knowledge of the ousted Libyan leader’s location since his disappearance on 22 August.
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Niger Headlines
Niger faces a complicated humanitarian crisis
The opportunity to avert a major food crisis in the West African state of Niger is closing fast, Save the Children warns.
The West African state of Niger is now the worst place in the world to be a mother, a Save the Children annual report says.
Thousands of refugees have fled across the border from fighting in northern Mali into neighbouring Niger, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso.
Former Tuareg rebel Aghali Alambo, who became a close aide of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is arrested in Niger on suspicion of arms smuggling.
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