Dictator on the run: Gaddafi may have fled Libya already and be on his way to Venezuela, says Foreign Secretary William Hague

Monday, February 21, 2011

Dictator on the run: Gaddafi may have fled Libya already and be on his way to Venezuela, says Foreign Secretary William Hague

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

· Protesters appear to have taken control of second city Benghazi

· Up to 400 feared dead after dozens killed in clashes

· Colonel Gaddafi on his way to Venezuela, says William Hague

· Justice minister resigns over 'excessive use of violence'

· Two Libyan fighter jets land in Malta as pilots request asylum

· David Cameron declares regime response is 'appalling and unacceptable'

· Gaddafi's son says: 'We will fight to the last minute, until the last bullet'

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has fled Libya and may be heading for Venezuela, William Hague said today.

The Foreign Secretary said he had seen 'information' that suggests Gaddafi is on his way to the South American country - as Libya was up in flames today with reports of around 400 dead.

The dictator was said to have fled as Tripoli, where he has ruled for more than 40 years, was up in flames after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight.

Libyan diplomats at the UN are calling for Gaddafi to step down. Deputy Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi said that if the dictator does not relinquish power, 'the Libyan people will get rid of him'.