Hannibal Gaddafi kidnapped: Son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi held in Lebanon
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Version 0 of 1. The son of Libya's deceased dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing in Libya decades ago. Hannibal Gaddafi appeared on a in a video aired on Al Jadeed TV to say anyone with information about Imam Moussa al-Sadr should come forward. The 40-year-old appeared to have been beaten up and had black eyes, but said he is "in good health, happy and relaxed". He has since been freed. Moussa al-Sadr, one of Lebanon's most prominent Shiite clerics in the 20th century, vanished along with two people during a trip to Tripoli in 1978. Lebanon blamed the disappearance on Muammar Gaddafi. The imam's family believes he may still be in alive in a Libyan prison, although most Lebanese people assume he is dead. He would have been 87 years old today. He was the founder of a Shiite political and military group which took part in the Lebanese civil war that began in 1975. Additional reporting by Press Assocation |