Thousands attend funeral of slain son of Muammar Gaddafi

Thousands of people descended on the small town of Bani Walid on Friday to attend the funeral of a son of former Libyan dictator, the late Muamar Gaddafi.

Saif al-Islam, once seen by some as his father’s heir apparent, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at his home in the north-western city of Zintan on Tuesday.

Bani Walid – a stronghold of the Warfalla tribe – together with Gaddafi’s hometown, Sirte, were the two final strongholds…