On 3 February 2026, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a Libyan politician and son of Muammar Gaddafi, was assassinated at age 53 in Zintan, Libya, by four masked gunmen. At the time of his death, he was a candidate for the Libyan presidential election scheduled in April 2026.
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