Libya: Rebel leader 'arrested' and then killed

Tripoli, 29 July (AKI) - The Libya rebels' chief of staff Abdul Fatah Younis was killed on Thursday along with two other commanders as they returned from the civil war's eastern front.

The president of the Transitional National Council (TNC), represents the rebel movement, in a short announcement lacking many details said people loyal to Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi had infiltrated rebel-controlled areas, though they were not directly blamed for the attack. No questions from reporters were taken.

Younis was arrested by rebels at their operations room near the eastern front along with a pair of aides Thursday, the Associated Press newswire reported, citing a rebel spokesman.

Mustafa Abdul Jalil, president of the TNC, said Younis had been summoned by a rebel judicial committee to "discuss military matters" and was assassinated while en route to Benghazi.