Libya's foreign minister resigned and fled

Koussa was on the attacks against civilians

The Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has apparently rulers Gaddafi denounced the followers and fled to Britain.

There he would ask for political asylum. Koussa landed in London on Wednesday evening and informed the British government over his resignation. Koussa was "voluntarily" traveled to Britain, said the British Foreign Ministry. He was against the attacks of the regime against the civilian population. For the protection of civilians since Wednesday by flying a NATO-led military alliance since day air campaign against targets in Libya.

Important confidant Gaddafi

"He told us that he resigns from his post." Thus was the former chief diplomat Qaddafi in Tunisia. There he had met earlier on the resort island of Djerba representative of France. The Tunisian news agency TAP reported as a result, Koussa was a short, broken up as "private" declared visit to Tunisia in the direction of London. The 59 - Year-old was considered an important confidant Gaddafi.

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