Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, once viewed as the Western-friendly face of Libya and heir apparent to longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in a “direct confrontation” after gunmen broke into his home, his office said on Tuesday. No further details of the incident were disclosed.
Despite holding no official government post, Saif al-Islam was for years considered one of the most powerful figures in Libya, shaping policy and serving as a key interlocutor with Western governments during his father’s four-decade rule.
