BBC News - Libya conflict: Defiant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi reappears

BBC News - Libya conflict: Defiant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi reappears: He turned up in a government vehicle at a hotel held by loyalists, a day after the rebels said they had detained him.

A BBC correspondent said Saif al-Islam seemed confident and full of adrenalin.

On Monday the rebels met strong resistance from pro-Gaddafi forces as they continued their push. Both sides say they control most of Tripoli.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi turned up at Hotel Rixos in the early hours of Tuesday.

He told the BBC's Matthew Price: "We have broken the backbone of the rebels." He added that by moving into Tripoli, the rebels had fallen into "a trap".

"We gave them a hard time, so we're winning," he said.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 39, had been widely regarded as a likely successor to his father. On Sunday the rebels claimed they had captured him, along with other members of his family.

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