Fighters loyal to Libya's transitional leaders have arrested Abdel Rahman Abdel Hamid, a nephew of the fugitive leader Moamer Gaddafi in the port city of Sirte, the broadcaster Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
Abdel Hamid is a commander of a pro-Gaddafi brigade in Sirte, where interim authority troops are fighting a fierce battle to capture the city, the television report said, DPA reported.
The anti-Gaddafi forces have set up checkpoints around Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown, to prevent Gaddafi loyalists from fleeing the city, Al Jazeera said.
Gaddafi nephew arrested in Sirte
Fighters loyal to Libya's transitional leaders have arrested Abdel Rahman Abdel Hamid, a nephew of the fugitive leader Moamer Gaddafi in the port city of Sirte, the broadcaster Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
