The former spokesperson of Muammar Gaddafi, Moussa Ibrahim has been captured, said the office of Libya's Prime Minister.
The office said he was arrest on Saturday in Tarhouna and was being transferred to Tripoli.
In a statement, the office said:
"Moussa Ibrahim has been arrested by forces belonging to the Libyan government in the town of Tarhouna and he is being transferred to Tripoli to begin interrogation."
Previous reports of Ibrahim's arrest have been proven false.
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