In April 2004, Gaddafi publicly acknowledged that, in 1996, killings had taken place in Tripoli's Abu Salim prison.
The Gaddafi government said that the killings took place during a battle between prison guards and al Qaeda's Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
Around 200 guards were killed.[8]
Human Rights Watch, said to be linked to the CIA, claims that 1,270 prisoners were killed.
However, this estimate is based on the account of a single former inmate. [6]
Now the BBC claims to have found the bones of people killed at Abu Salim prison.
But, "No excavation has taken place at the site."
And, "Members of the media were shown bones at the site, but medics with CNN staffers on the scene said the bones did not appear to be human."...read more
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