Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead. His death was confirmed by the head of his political team and his lawyer stated a "four-man commando" carried out an assassination in Zintan, though another account suggests he died near the Algerian border.

• Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was 53-years-old and once seen as his father's heir apparent.
• He played a key role in Libya's rapprochement with the West and later faced accusations of human rights abuses.
• The International Criminal Court sought him for crimes against humanity, and he received a death sentence in absentia from a Libyan court in 2015.