Gaddafi Sons Differ Over Libya Conflict -- Al Jazeera
Saif al-Islam vows to fight on in new message while brother Saadi says he is seeking negotiations to end bloodshed.
Toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam has vowed to continue resistance, while his brother Saadi Gaddafi has offered to surrender, Reuters news agency reported.
"We would like to tell our people that we are well and good. The leader [Muammar Gaddafi] is fine. We have more than 20,000 armed youths and we are ready to fight. I tell our men to strike back against the rats," Saif is quoted as saying on the pro-Gaddafi al-Rai television station.
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