The most senior Catholic official in Tripoli has confirmed that Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif al-Arab was killed, and has appealed for a ceasefire.
"I confirm the death of the son of the leader," Giovanni Martinelli, the bishop of Tripoli, said on an Italian television channel on Sunday. Television pictures showed him standing with other religious dignitaries in front of three bodies covered in shrouds and flags.
Martinelli appealed to NATO, the United Nations and the international community to end the bombing of Libya.
"I ask, please, out of respect for the pain due to the loss of a son, a gesture of humanity towards the leader," Gaddafi, he said.
"He is a great friend and we must help him find a form of dialogue" with the international community, said the bishop.
The bishop has lived in Libya for more than 30 years. His official title is the apostolic vicar of Tripoli.
"I confirm the death of the son of the leader," Giovanni Martinelli, the bishop of Tripoli, said on an Italian television channel on Sunday. Television pictures showed him standing with other religious dignitaries in front of three bodies covered in shrouds and flags.
"I ask, please, out of respect for the pain due to the loss of a son, a gesture of humanity towards the leader," Gaddafi, he said.
"He is a great friend and we must help him find a form of dialogue" with the international community, said the bishop.
The bishop has lived in Libya for more than 30 years. His official title is the apostolic vicar of Tripoli.
