Gaddafi intelligence chief 'in Niger'

Ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has slipped into the desert nation of Niger and is hiding in the expanse of dunes at the Niger-Algeria border, a Niger presidential adviser said today.

The adviser, who could not be named, told The Associated Press by telephone from Niger that Abdullah al-Senoussi entered the country several days ago in a convoy piloted by Tuaregs, the traditional desert dwellers who remained fiercely loyal to Gaddafi until the end.