Gadhafi loyalists launch attack across Algeria border
Gunmen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi crossed the border from Algeria to attack revolutionary forces in a border city, killing six people, a military official said Sunday.
Col. Ahmed Bani, a military spokesman for Libya’s revolutionary forces, said the attack on Ghadames was on Saturday, but the gunmen had been crossing in cars filled with arms for several days.He told reporters Sunday that the attackers belonged to a unit that had been under the command of Gadhafi’s son, Khamis.
“These militias have attacked our people in Ghadames … All the information we have got is that these groups are related to the son of Gadhafi, Khamis,” Bani told a news conference in Tripoli.
“We are expecting some militias in that area to use the geographical base to hide in. Our freedom fighters have taken control of that area. Our freedom fighters will not allow (another attack),” he added.