Mauritania extradites Gaddafi's spy chief

Mauritanian authorities have handed over Muammar Gaddafi’s ex-spy chief to Libya nearly five months after he was arrested for entering the country illegally, state television reported Wednesday.

“Mauritanian authorities hand over ex-Libyan spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi to Libya,” read a newsflash on the screen written in Arabic.

An official source speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that Al-Senussi had “effectively left Mauritania”.

A delegation from Libya, including the defense minister and army chief of staff, were in Nouakchott on Tuesday for a visit which several official sources said was in connection with the extradition.