Has Gaddafi Fled Libya? Three Private Jets Reportedly Take Off From Tripoli

Three private jets owned by Muammar Gaddafi have left Libya, according to widespread media reports Wednesday morning, bound for Vienna, Athens and Egypt–raising the intriguing question, has Col. Gaddafi fled the country?

The UK Daily Mail reports Greek officials spotted one of the aircraft, a Libyan Airlines Falcon 900, as it “briefly entered airspace for around 15 minutes earlier this morning.”

It’s not known who was onboard the aircraft, which often carry Libyan officials or members of Gaddafi’s large family:

Karl Stango-Navarra, a journalist based in Valletta, Malta, told Al Jazeera that the three jets are flying in three different directions.
‘One is suggested to be Vienna, the other is supposed to be Athens in Greece, and the other is Cairo, Egypt,’ Stango-Navarra said.
‘Obviously, nobody knows who may be aboard the planes,’ he said.

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