Libyan Revolutionaries: Gaddafi still a threat

Libyan Transitional National Council (TNC) chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says fugitive ruler Muammar Gaddafi is still a threat while opposition forces are on the outskirts of Gaddafi’s hometown.

“He [Gaddafi] is still a threat, not just for Libyans but for the entire world,” he added.

Meanwhile, opposition fighters have closed in on Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from east and west in the final battle for full control of the country.

The fighters defeated Gaddafi’s forces in Tripoli and seized his headquarters in Bab al-Aziziyah last week.

The fugitive ruler’s whereabouts are still unknown, but there is widespread speculation that he is holed up among tribal supporters in Sirte.

Evidence has emerged of numerous killings since the fall of the Libyan dictator.

Dozens of bodies, some from Gaddafi’s troops and others of detainees held by the ousted government, have been discovered in the capital.

Human Rights Watch said on Monday a military unit commanded by one of Gaddafi’s sons appeared to have been responsible for the summary execution of dozens of detainees in a warehouse near Tripoli last week.