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West Hails Gadhafi son Capture, Urges Fair Trial

Russia's point man on Africa said Saturday that Moscow was relieved that murdered Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam had been arrested and had escaped "summary justice".

"We are happy that this time the new authorities in Libya did not resort to summary justice for Seif al-Islam, the son of the ousted leader Gadhafi," the Russian presidency's special representative for Africa Mikhail Margelov said.

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Teenager Killed in Bahrain amid High Tension

A Bahraini teenager was killed when he was struck by a police car in a Manama suburb where a protest was underway, an opposition group said Saturday, but officials said he died accidentally.

Two other people were wounded in the incident, al-Wefaq, the largest Shiite opposition group in Bahrain, said in a statement.

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U.S. Forces Kill Iraqis after Bombing

U.S. forces shot dead two Iraqi civilians south of Baghdad on Saturday following a bomb attack on their convoy, Iraq security officials said, while the U.S. military denied its soldiers opened fire.

"A roadside bomb hit a U.S. convoy in Yusifiyah on the road to Hilla," an interior ministry official said. "American forces opened fire randomly, killing two civilians and wounding five."

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Libya Interim Premier Says Seif al-Islam to Get 'Fair Trial'

Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said Saturday that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of the slain leader of Libya, will be given a "fair trial."

"I reassure our people and the world that Seif, and those with him, will be given a fair trial in which international rights and norms will be guaranteed," Kib told a news conference in Zintan after formally announcing the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi's favorite son.

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Libya Sighs Relief with Arrest of Gadhafi Favorite Son

Honking cars, tears of joy and praise to Allah: in the cradle of the Libyan uprising the capture of Seif al-Islam, the old regime's favorite son, was celebrated with joyous relief.

As the news spread, cars gravitated to Benghazi's Tahrir Square from all over, passengers hanging through rolled-down windows waving Libya's new flag.

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Dozens Protest in Jerusalem Supporting Syria

Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the U.S. consulate in west Jerusalem on Saturday in support of the embattled Syrian regime of Bashar Assad.

Arab-Israeli and Palestinian protesters waved Syrian flags and held portraits of Assad, an Agence France Presse photographer reported. Israeli police and security guards deployed outside the consulate did not intervene.

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General Killed in Iran Blast 'Was Working on Missiles'

An Iranian general killed in a massive explosion at a munitions base outside the capital on November 12 was working on an intercontinental missile, his brother told a government-run newspaper.

General Hassan Tehrani Moqaddam died while working on a "project related to intercontinental ballistic missiles," Mohammad Tehrani Moqaddam, a Revolutionary Guards commander, told Saturday's Iran newspaper.

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Islamist Jebali to Be Tunisian Premier

Hamadi Jebali of the Islamist Ennahda party was poised Saturday to become Tunisia's new prime minister under a deal struck by the country's three main parties.

Under the agreement, to be announced Monday, veteran rights activist and opposition politician Moncef Marzouki would become president, according to Abdelwaheb Matar, a senior official in the Congress for the Republic party.

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Egypt Police Clash with Protesters in Tahrir Square

Tens were wounded when Egyptian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in clashes with protesters on Saturday as they broke up a sit-in organized by people injured during the Arab Spring, triggering a heated skirmish.

"Down with Tantawi," protesters cried, referring to the country's military ruler Hussein Tantawi, as they lobbed rocks and whatever they could towards policemen who responded with heavy volleys of rubber bullets.

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Gadhafi Son Arrested after Three Months on Run

Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam has been captured, Libya's new authorities announced on Saturday, ending a three-month manhunt for the murdered dictator's longtime heir apparent.

Video footage showed the younger Gadhafi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity, being hauled off into captivity in a northwestern hill town after getting off a flight from the desert south where he was seized.

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