Egypt denies arrival of Gaddafi's family members in Cairo
20:08, 26 September 2011
CAIRO. September 26. KAZINFORM Egyptian airport authorities denied Monday reports that members of fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's family have arrived in Cairo from Algeria; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
"We have no information about the arrival of Gaddafi's family members," a senior security officer at the Cairo international airport told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Algeria's Arabic-language daily El Khabar reported Monday that eight members of Gaddafi's family, probably including his daughter Aisha, would have left Algeria and reached Cairo.
Quoting a well-informed source, the report said the eight Gaddafi family members left Algeria for Cairo Saturday via Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers. Aisha embarrassed Algerian authorities when she issued a telephone message Friday blasting Libya's ruling National Transitional Council as traitors; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
To learn more go to www.xinhuanet.com/english2010