RT @BBCWorld: Col #Gaddafi's daughter Aisha has given birth to a baby girl in #Algeria after fleeing #Libya, from AFP bbc.in/n6pb92
In an extraordinary turn of events, Algerian officials are reporting that Aisha Gaddafi gave birth to a baby girl early Tuesday, just a day after she fled with other members of her family to Algeria. The Officials are saying that her advanced pregnancy is one reason why they allowed the Gaddafis to cross from Libya. 31 people connected with the Gaddafi family entered Algeria, including the Colonel’s grandchildren and servants. Aisha Gaddafi was at a critical stage of her pregnancy at the time, officials have said.
Algeria's UN envoy has defended his country's decision to grant refuge to the wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Mourad Benmehidi told the BBC that in the desert region there was a "holy rule of hospitality".
A rebel spokesman called the move an "act of aggression against the Libyan people" and said they would use all legal means to compel them to return.
Meanwhile, more details have emerged about recent mass killings in Libya.
According to the NTC's Justice Minister Mr Mohammed al-Alagi, four mass graves have been discovered across Libya - including one at Ain Zara in south-east Tripoli, situated behind the barracks of the so-called Khamis Brigade, whose commander was Col Gaddafi's son, Khamis.
Libyan rebels seized most of the capital Tripoli on 21 August, but fighting still goes on in pockets of the country - notably around Col Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte.
Col Gaddafi's own whereabouts are unknown, and are the subject of intense speculation, with rumours variously placing him in Sirte, in regime-controlled Bani Walid south-east of Tripoli, and in Tripoli itself.
'Act of aggression'A foreign ministry statement said Col Gaddafi's wife Safia, daughter Aisha and sons Muhammad and Hannibal crossed the border between Libya and Algeria at 0845 local time (0745 GMT) on Monday.
Details are emerging of the horrific discovery of charred human remains in south-eastern TripoliBut the BBC's Jon Leyne in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi said first word of such a move had already come from Libyan rebel headquarters two days ago, and that at the time, Algerian authorities denied that a convoy of six heavily armoured vehicles had crossed the border.
Algeria is an obvious refuge for the Gaddafi family as the two countries have a long border and the Algerian government has still not recognised the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC), our correspondent says.
The confirmation of the Gaddafis' escape caused fury at the rebel NTC, where spokesman Mahmoud Shamman said: "This would be an act of aggression against the Libyan people and against the wishes of the Libyan people.
"We will use all legal means to seek the return of these criminals and to bring them to justice in Libya."
In an interview with news agency Reuters, Mr Shamman added: "We are warning anybody not to shelter Gaddafi and his sons. We are going after them... to find them and arrest them."
