Colonel Gaddafi himself was in the large residential villa which was hit by the strike, the spokesman added, but he was unharmed.
His son Saif al-Arab was killed, as well as three of his grandsons.
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Journalists say the building was extensively damaged and one unexploded bomb remains at the site.
Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said the villa was attacked “with full power.”
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