Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, according to statements by his lawyer and political adviser, as well as local media reports.

His lawyer, Khaled al-Zaidi, and political adviser Abdulla Othman separately announced the death of the 53-year-old on social media on Tuesday, February 3, without disclosing further details.

Libyan outlet Fawasel Media quoted Othman as saying that armed men attacked Gaddafi at his residence in the town of Zintan, around 136 kilometres southwest of Tripoli.

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