TRIPOLI, – Libya confirmed on Saturday that Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi was arrested in Mauritania, government spokesman Nasser al-Manee said.
« Today we confirm the news of the arrest of Abdullah al-Senussi, » Manee told a news conference.
« He was arrested this morning in Nouakchott airport and there was a young man with him. We think it is his son. »
« He was carrying a passport from Mali, » Manee added. (Reporting by Taha Zargoun; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Sophie Hares)
