US has no evidence of Gaddafi or family in Niger

There is no evidence that ousted Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi or his family members have crossed the border into Niger, the US State Department said Tuesday, dpa reported.

Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that officials of the government of Niger had told the US ambassador there that the group of Libyans who had crossed into Niger were senior officials of the Gaddafi regime.