Kadhafi son Khamis dead: rebels

TRIPOLI: Moamer Kadhafi's son Khamis, whose death has been prematurely announced several times during the Libyan conflict, was killed south of Tripoli and buried on Monday, a rebel spokesman said.

"One of the rebel leaders confirmed to me that Khamis was killed somewhere near Tarhuna, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Tripoli," the opposition justice and human rights minister Mohammed al-Allagy told.

"He may have been killed in battle. The rebel leader said he had been buried," Allagy added.

Rebel government spokesman Mahmud Shammam backed the report, telling a press conference that Khamis had been killed between Tarhuna and Zliten.

"Khamis was killed, a leader of the revolution in that region told me so. (...) I haven't seen the photos of the body but that leader told me and I believe him," Shammam said.

The rebels said on Sunday that Khamis may have been killed the day before in a clash between their fighters and pro-Kadhafi forces.(AFP)

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