Khamis Gaddafi, 27, spent four weeks in the US as part of an internship with AECOM, a global infrastructure company with deep business interests in Libya, according to Paul Gennaro, AECOM's Senior Vice President for Global Communications.
His US trip was to include visits to the Port of Houston, Air Force Academy, National War College and West Point, Mr Gennaro said.
The West Point visit was cancelled on Feb 17, when the trip was cut short and Gaddafi returned to Libya, Mr Gennaro said. The uprising in Libya began with a series of protests on Feb 15.
By late February, forces controlled by Khamis Gadhafi were leading the brutal assault to retake Zawiya, a city near Tripoli that rebels captured soon after the uprising began.
Reports suggested that Khamis Gaddafi may have been killed earlier this week after a disaffected Libyan air force pilot crash-landed his jet in the ruling family's headquarters. There has been no confirmation of his death.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8408270/Khamis-Gaddafi-toured-US-military-facilities-weeks-before-Libya-crisis.html
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