The ceremonial saddle given to former prime minister Dom Mintoff by Muammar Gaddafi in the 1970s was sold yesterday for €6,500 in an auction. The item, sold at Obelisk Auctions, led by Pierre Grech Pillow, was a gift to Mr Mintoff from the former Libyan leader.

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