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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Libya's Gaddafi survives air strikes, son killed - government | 2:11am EDT Libyan leader's son Saif al-Arab killed in NATO strike 30 Apr 2011 Syrians protest from rooftops after army action | 30 Apr 2011 Escaped prisoner shoots four in Mass. rampage 30 Apr 2011 Sony to resume some PlayStation services; apologizes for breach 2:46am EDT Discussed 102 White House releases longer Obama birth certificate 85 Donald Trump calls U.S. leaders ”stupid” 50 Woman mauled to death by pit bulls in New Mexico Watched Fire ants form rafts to defy floods Tue, Apr 26 2011 Libyan leader's son Saif al-Arab killed in NATO strike 1:19am EDT Kate's wedding party evening gown Fri, Apr 29 2011 Libya's Gaddafi survives air strikes, son killed - government Tweet Share this By Lin Noueihed TRIPOLI, May 1 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said on Sunday. Libyan officials took journalists to... Email Print Related News NATO says air strikes not targeting Gaddafi Sat, Apr 30 2011 Analysis & Opinion Iranian dissidents and a U.S. dilemma Taliban finding clarity as NATO struggles to deliver message Related Topics World » Libya » Related Video Rebels celebrate - Gaddafi mourns Sat, Apr 30 2011 Libyan leader's son Saif al-Arab killed in NATO strike A Tale of Two Cities in Libya Muammar Gaddafi offers to talk with rebels Video shows NATO strikes 1 / 12 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks during a live speech in this still image taken from video April 30, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Libya TV via Reuters TV By Lin Noueihed TRIPOLI | Sun May 1, 2011 2:11am EDT TRIPOLI May 1 (Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi survived a NATO air strike on a Tripoli house that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said on Sunday. Libyan officials took journalists to the house, which had been hit by at least three missiles. The roof had completely caved in places, leaving mangled rods of reinforcing steel hanging down among splintered chunks of concrete. "What we have now is the law of the jungle," government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told a news conference. "We think now it is clear to everyone that what is happening in Libya has nothing to do with the protection of civilians." NATO denied targeting Gaddafi, or his family, but said it had launched air strikes on military targets in the same area of Tripoli as the bombed site seen by reporters. "NATO continued its precision strikes against regime military installations in Tripoli overnight, including striking a known command and control building in the Bab al-Aziziyah neighborhood shortly after 1800 GMT Saturday evening," the alliance said in a statement. NATO's commander of Libya operations, Canadian Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, said the target was part of a strategy to hit command centers that threaten civilians. "All NATO's targets are military in nature ... We do not target individuals," he said in a statement. Ibrahim said Gaddafi's youngest son, Saif Al-Arab, had been killed in the attack. Saif al-Arab, 29, is one of Gaddafi's less prominent sons, with a limited role in the power structure. Ibrahim described him as a student who had studied in Germany. The grandchildren killed were pre-teens, Ibrahim said. The appearance of an assassination attempt against Gaddafi is likely to lead to accusations that the British- and French-led strikes are overstepping the U.N. mandate to protect civilians. "I am aware of unconfirmed media reports that some of Gaddafi's family members may have been killed," said Bouchard. "We regret all loss of life." Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a long-time ally of Gaddafi, called it attempted murder. "There is no doubt the order was given to kill Gaddafi. It doesn't matter who else is killed, kill Gaddafi ... a murder, this is a murder," he said in Caracas. SECOND CLOSE CALL IN 24 HOURS Gaddafi, who seized power in a 1969 coup, is fighting an uprising by rebels who have seized much of eastern Libya. He describes the rebels as religious extremists and Western agents who seek to control Libya's oil. Inside part of the villa hit late on Saturday, a beige sofa was virtually untouched, but debris had caved in on other striped upholstered chairs. The blasts were heard across the city. A table football machine stood outside in the garden in a wealthy residential area. Glass and debris covered the lawns and what appeared to be an unexploded missile lay in one corner. It appeared to be the second NATO strike near to Gaddafi in 24 hours. A missile struck near a television station early on Saturday when the Libyan leader was making an address in which he said he would never step down and offered talks to rebels. The rebels insist they cannot trust Gaddafi. The last few days have seen fierce shelling of rebel outposts in the west. A rebel spokesman in the mountain town of Zintan said government forces has showered the city with up to 30 powerful Grad missiles late in the evening. Tripoli has also declared a sea blockade on the western outpost of Misrata, potentially robbing the rebels of a vital aid link to their eastern heartland. "FIGHT AND FIGHT" Celebratory rifle fire and car horns rang out in the rebels' eastern capital of Benghazi as news of the attack spread. "The leader himself is in good health. He wasn't harmed," Ibrahim said. "His wife is also in good health. "This was a direct operation to assassinate the leader of this country. This is not permitted by international law. It is not permitted by any moral code or principle." The announcement of the attack was made live on state television which later showed Tripoli residents marching on the streets, chanting "the martyr is the beloved of God". Some fired guns into the air. U.S. White House press secretary Jay Carney said the White House was aware of Libyan media reports Gaddafi's son had been killed and was monitoring the situation. Gaddafi's daughter was killed in a U.S. air strike in 1986, ordered after a bomb attack on a West Berlin discotheque killed two U.S. servicemen. Washington linked Tripoli to the attack. "We will fight and fight if we have to," Ibrahim said. "The leader offered peace to NATO yesterday and NATO rejected it." Fighting in Libya's civil war, which grew from protests for greater political freedom that have spread across the Arab world, has reached stalemate in recent weeks with neither side capable of achieving a decisive blow. Libyan forces had reached the gates of Benghazi last month when Gaddafi appeared on television declaring he would crush the rebellion, showing "no pity, no mercy". Days later the United Nations passed its resolution allowing the air strikes and saving the rebels from defeat. (Additional reporting by Tarek Amara and Abdelaziz Boumzar in Dehiba, Deepa Babington and Michael Georgy in Benghazi, Matthew Tostevin in Tunis, Justyna Pawlak in Brussels; Writing by Ralph Boulton; Editing by Jon Hemming and Robert Birsel) World Libya Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (28) lezah2 wrote: We in the West are disgusting. I will never again support the Obama administration. This is very wrong. They have lost their way and they are now really doing great harm to this country. He always talked about the rule of law, apparently he does not understand it at all. This cannot be forgiven. Apr 30, 2011 8:49pm EDT -- Report as abuse fred5407 wrote: This looks, sounds, and feels like a war. It is a war. Apr 30, 2011 8:55pm EDT -- Report as abuse commomsense wrote: two wrongs don’t make a right. Even if Gaddafi is wrong in do many areas, killing children is never right. 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