Son of late dictator Gadhafi is killed in Libya

Libyan officials say that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in the northern African country. The 53-year-old was killed in the town Zintan, 136 kilometers southwest of the capital, Tripoli. The country's chief prosecutor's office said he was shot to death in the town of Zintan and that an investigation is ongoing. Khaled al-Zaidi, a lawyer for Seif al-Islam, confirmed the death on Facebook, without providing details.