Former Libyan intelligence chief arrested

Former Libyan intelligence chief arrested

PanARMENIAN.Net - Mauritania's official information agency says security officials there have arrested former Libyan official Abdullah al-Senoussi. He is sought by theInternational Criminal Court.

The official communiqué says the former Libyan intelligence chief was arrested Saturday at the airport in the capital of the West African nation. It says he was coming from Morocco and was carrying a fake Malian passport.

Libyan foreign ministry spokesman Saad al-Shilmani said the arrest was not confirmed, The Associated Press reported.

The ICC indicted al-Senoussi and Moammar Gadhafi's son for crimes against humanity, including multiple murders, allegedly committed during the former regime's crackdown on dissent.

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