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Seif al-Islam - the only wanted member of the ousted ruling family to remain at large - was captured as he travelled with aides in a convoy in Libya's southern desert, Libyan officials said Saturday.

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Saif al-Islam, son of the late former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, sits after his capture, with his fingers wrapped in bandages and his legs covered with a blanket, at an undisclosed location, in this photograph aired on Free Libya TV on November 19, 2011. The International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Office said on Saturday it had received confirmation of the arrest of Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, from Libya's Ministry of Justice.Free Libya TV/Reuters

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (2nd R) is pictured standing in a plane in Zintan November 19, 2011. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters on Saturday that he was feeling fine after being captured by some of the fighters who overthrew his father and he said injuries to his right hand were suffered during a NATO air strike a month ago.ISMAIL ZITOUNI/REUTERS/Reuters

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (L) is pictured standing in a plane in Zintan November 19, 2011. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters on Saturday that he was feeling fine after being captured by some of the fighters who overthrew his father and he said injuries to his right hand were suffered during a NATO air strike a month ago.ISMAIL ZITOUNI/REUTERS/Reuters

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (2nd R) is pictured standing in a plane in Zintan November 19, 2011. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters on Saturday that he was feeling fine after being captured by some of the fighters who overthrew his father and he said injuries to his right hand were suffered during a NATO air strike a month ago.ISMAIL ZITOUNI/REUTERS/Reuters

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is pictured sitting in a plane in Zintan November 19, 2011. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Reuters on Saturday that he was feeling fine after being captured by some of the fighters who overthrew his father and he said injuries to his right hand were suffered during a NATO air strike a month ago.ISMAIL ZITOUNI/REUTERS/Reuters

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An image grab taken from the Libya Al-Ahrar TV station on November 19, 2011 shows Libyan fighters climbing on the aircraft that brought Seif al-Islam, the fugitive son of ousted and killed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, after it landed at an air strip in the town of Zintan, following Islam's arrest in southern Libya.LIBYA AL-AHRAR/AFP/Getty Images

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An image grab taken from the Libya Al-Ahrar TV station on November 19, 2011 shows Seif al-Islam (L), the fugitive son of ousted and killed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, guarded by a Libyan fighter as they sit on an aircraft at an air strip in the town of Zintan, after he was captured in southern Libya.LIBYA AL-AHRAR/AFP/Getty Images

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