Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has accused Nato states of murder, two days after members of the family of a close aide were killed in an air strike. Gaddafi dwelt on the Nato air strike that destroyed the house of his close ally and adviser, al-Khuwailidi al-Humaidi. In his words, among the dead were Mr Humaidi's grandchildren and his daughter-in-law. In an audio message broadcast on state TV, he described those who carried out the bombardment as "criminals" and "barbarians".

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