Breaking: Gadhafi’s Son, Grandchildren Killed in NATO Airstrike

Via Twitter (starting about 2245 GMT Saturday Apr 30):

NATO strike kills Gadhafi’s son, Saif al-Arab Gadhafi, Libyan official says — Reuters

Update from Tripoli: Moammar Gadhafi was in house hit by NATO missile, escaped injury, Libyan official says — AP

Update: Three of Moammar Gadhafi’s grandsons were also killed in NATO strike, Reuters reports

From Al-Jazeera English: Gaddafi’s youngest son killed in NATO strike: Libyan government spokesman says air strike kills Saif al-Arab Gad… http://aje.me/jGZgMA

Libyan leader’s son Saif al-Arab killed in NATO strike http://t.co/zdj48vK

(End about 23:15 GMT)

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#1 written by Monotreme 2 years ago

Thanks for the tip, fili.
#2 written by Monotreme 2 years ago

From the linked Al-Jazeera article above:

“This was a direct attempt to assassinate the leader of the country”, [Libyan government spokesman] Ibrahim said.

As we used to say in school, “No shit, Sherlock.”
#3 written by filistro 2 years ago

No mention of all the hundreds of grandchildren who have been killed by Daffy’s shells being fired on his own people.

I wonder if this will dampen the fun and jokes at tonight’s Correspondents’ Dinner in WA? I always love hearing those jokes next day.
#4 written by filistro 2 years ago

Celebratory gunfire now being heard throughout Tripoli. This may well be curtains for Daffy.
#5 written by filistro 2 years ago

The Freepers, who have passionately supported the unprovoked Iraq war for 8 long years, now say this strike on a Ghadafi compound is a “terrorist act” and the President and members of his administration should be “charged with murder.”

Wow… they really DO hate America now that it has a president who is… um… Hawaiian.
#6 written by dcpetterson 2 years ago

Filistro, Oceania is our ally. We have always been at war with East Asia.

Truth and eternal principle are both flexible when bending to the right.
#7 written by Monotreme 2 years ago

this strike on a Ghadafi compound is a “terrorist act” and the President and members of his administration should be “charged with murder.”

Wow, that’s seriously deluded. Especially since it’s a NATO airstrike, and it’s an act of war supported by several different states and the United Nations.

Sure sounds like a “terrorist act” to me.
#8 written by Michael Weiss 2 years ago

NATO strike…was it a US aircraft?
#9 written by Monotreme 2 years ago

MW asks:

NATO strike…was it a US aircraft?

All the info so far is from Libyan government spokesman. Reporters were toured through a bombed-out house.

From the Guardian:
Nato gave no immediate reaction. There was no independent confirmation of the incident.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/01/libya-muammar-gaddafi-son-nato
#10 written by mclever 2 years ago

NATO is being quite closed-mouthed about the strike.
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