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Libya Captures Gadhafi's Spy Chief

On heels of capture of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 20, 2011 11:05 AM CST

(Newser) – The noose continues to tighten around Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle: The Libyan strongman's spy chief has been captured alive today in the southern part of the country, according to Libya's information minister. The capture of Abdullah al-Senoussi comes on the heels of that of Gadhafi's onetime heir apparent, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi. Both are wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, notes the AP, though Libya today said that the younger Gadhafi would not be extradited.

FILE - In this photo released Feb. 23, 2011 by China's Xinhua News Agency, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi waits before a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 that Moamar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam has been captured in...
FILE - In this photo released Feb. 23, 2011 by China's Xinhua News Agency, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi waits before a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news...   (Hamza Turkia)
FILE - The Aug. 16, 2007 file photo shows Governor of the Austrian province of Carinthia Joerg Haider, left, walks with Seif al-Islam Gadhafi at Lake Woerthersee in Velden, Carinthia. A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 that Moamar Gadhafi's son Seif...
FILE - The Aug. 16, 2007 file photo shows Governor of the Austrian province of Carinthia Joerg Haider, left, walks with Seif al-Islam Gadhafi at Lake Woerthersee in Velden, Carinthia. A Libyan militia...   (GERT EGGENBERGER)
FILE - In this April 5, 2008 photo, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, is accompanied by Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left,upon his arrival at Tripoli airport, Libya, A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 that Moamar...
FILE - In this April 5, 2008 photo, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, is accompanied by Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left,upon his arrival at Tripoli airport, Libya, A Libyan...   (ABDEL MAGID AL FERGANY)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya. A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 that Moamar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam has been captured in...
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya. A Libyan militia commander has told reporters at a news conference...   (Imed Lamloum)
This image from Libyan television and made available by the Libyan Outreach group via Facebook, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, purportedly shows Seif al-Islam Gadhafi in custody in an undisclosed location. Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, the only member of the ousted ruling family to remain at large, was captured as...
This image from Libyan television and made available by the Libyan Outreach group via Facebook, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, purportedly shows Seif al-Islam Gadhafi in custody in an undisclosed location....   ((AP Photo/Libyan TV via Libyan Outreach))
In this image from Libyan Television, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left, is guarded by a Libyan fighter as he is transported to Zintan, Libya, by a transport aircraft following his capture near the Niger border early Saturday Nov 19 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's son, the only wanted member of the ousted ruling...
In this image from Libyan Television, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, left, is guarded by a Libyan fighter as he is transported to Zintan, Libya, by a transport aircraft following his capture near the Niger border...   ((AP Photo/ Libyan Television via APTN))
Abdullah al-Senoussi, head of Libyan intelligence, speaks to the press as gunfire erupts all around the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya.
Abdullah al-Senoussi, head of Libyan intelligence, speaks to the press as gunfire erupts all around the Rixos hotel in Tripoli, Libya.   (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
In this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 file photo taken on a government-organized tour, Abdullah al-Senoussi, head of Libyan intelligence, speaks to the press as gunfire erupts all around the Rixos hotel in Tripoli.
In this Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 file photo taken on a government-organized tour, Abdullah al-Senoussi, head of Libyan intelligence, speaks to the press as gunfire erupts all around the Rixos hotel in Tripoli.   (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
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