Thursday, July 14, 2011

Does Gaddafi Have A 'Suicide Plan' To Blow Up Tripoli?

Photo: Muammar Gaddafi is holding Tripoli and other parts of western Libya.

Libya: Col Gaddafi Has 'Suicide Plan' To Blow Up Tripoli -- The Telegraph

Col Muammar Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to blow up the capital Tripoli if it is taken by rebels, the Kremlin's special envoy to Libya said.

In an unusually frank interview with Russian daily newspaper Izvestia, Mikhail Margelov, the Kremlin’s special representative for Africa, said Libya’s prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi had personally told him of the plan on a recent visit.

“The Libyan premier told me: if the rebels seize the city, we will cover it with missiles and blow it up,” said Mr Margelov who was in Libya last month for talks with both the government and the rebels.

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More News On Claims That GaddafiWill Destroy Tripoli If He Loses The War

Gaddafi's 'suicidal plan' for Tripoli -- Al Jazeera
Canada: Gaddafi to destroy refineries on withdrawal -- Reuters
Gadhafi orders facilities destroyed as government troops retreat: general -- Winnipeg Free Press/Canadian Press
Libya’s Gadhafi employing scorched earth strategy -- Toronto Star
Gadhafi orders facilities destroyed amid retreat: general -- CTV
Gadhafi may sabotage Libya oil refineries: Canadian NATO commander -- National Post
Canada unaware of suicide plot to level Tripoli -- Toronto Sun
Canadian general plays down reports of Gadhafi suicide plan -- Globe and Mail

My Comment: Will Gaddafi`s soldiers follow through with his threat of burning Tripoli .... we shall see.

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