"The burial took place on Friday in the town of Bani Walid, some 175 kilometres (110 miles) south of Tripoli. Nearly 15 years after the elder Gaddafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising, thousands of loyalists turned up to mourn his son, who was once seen as the former leader's heir apparent. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was killed on Tuesday in his home in the northwestern city of Zintan."
"Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was once described as the de facto prime minister under his father's iron-fisted 40-year rule, cultivating an image of moderation and reform despite holding no official position. Championing himself as a reformer, he led talks on Libya abandoning its weapons of mass destruction and negotiated compensation for the families of those killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988."
Thousands of loyalists attended the funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Bani Walid, about 175 kilometres south of Tripoli. He was shot dead at his home in Zintan during what his office described as a direct confrontation with four unknown gunmen who broke in. Libya's attorney general said investigators and forensic doctors examined the 53-year-old's body, determined he died from gunshot wounds and are working to identify suspects. Mourners travelled from across the country. Saif al-Islam was once seen as his father's heir apparent, cultivated a moderate, reformer image, later vowed harsh reprisals during the 2011 uprising and faced an ICC warrant.
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