Gaddafi's son talks of conspiracy

Gaddafi's son talks of conspiracy

Appearing on Libyan state television, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said his father is in the country and backed by the army.

Last Modified: 20 Feb 2011 23:53 GMT

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A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has promised a programme of reforms after bloody protests against his father's rule reached the capital Tripoli.

Appearing on Libyan state television early Monday morning, Seif al-Islam Gaddafi said his father is in the country and backed by the army. "We will fight to the last minute, until the last bullet."

Saif al-Islam also hit out at those behind the violence, which has cost more than 200 lives over the past few days, according to human rights groups.

He said protests against his father's rule, which have been concentrated in the east of the country, threatened to sink Libya into civil war and split the country up into several small states.

Saif al-Islam also acknowledged -- in the first such admission by a Libyan official -- that the police and army made mistakes in dealing with the protests. But he said reports of hundreds killed were an exaggeration.

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