Berlusconi dismisses claim NATO strike killed Qadhafi's son

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday dismissed a Libyan claim that an April 30 NATO air strike killed one of strongman Moamer Qadhafi's sons, the ANSA news agency reported.

Berlusconi said the report of the death of 29-year-old Seif al-Arab, made by a Libyan government spokesman, was "propaganda".

"In fact, the youngest son was not in Libya, and he was living in another country, and its the same story for the three grandchildren," the Italian leader added, calling the claims "unfounded."

"This is the information of our services," referring to the country's military secret service.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011