Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 53, was attacked by unidentified men who broke into the garden of what was meant to be a high-security compound in Zintan, in north-west Libya, on Tuesday.
Mr. el-Qaddafi, 53, a politician and a son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was killed after four men stormed his house, the lawyer said. No other details were released.
The 53-year-old son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials said Tuesday.
Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya's late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the northern African country, Libyan officials.