Libyan rebel fighters have captured Muammar Gaddafi's foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, according to a rebel official.

Ahmed Said, an adviser to the interior minister in the National Transitional Council, confirmed the capture today near Tripoli.

A week ago, Mr al-Obeidi told the BBC that Gaddafi's 42-year rule was over.

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