一个由至少200辆汽车组成的运送亲卡扎菲部队的车队穿过边界驶入利比亚邻国尼日尔境内。与此同时,反卡扎菲的部队继续在卡扎菲最后几个据点之一班尼瓦里城外集结。

星期二来自尼日尔的报导说,车队星期一晚进入尼日尔后朝首都尼亚美方向行驶。尼亚美位于尼日尔西南端,靠近布基纳法索。两星期前,布基纳法索官员曾表示原意为卡扎菲提供庇护。

卡扎菲安全卫队指挥官达奥和其他几名利比亚人先于车队几个小时进入尼日尔。美联社援引一名海关官员的话报导说,达奥星期二早晨抵达尼日尔首都尼亚美。

卡扎菲的下落目前仍然不明,也不清楚他的家人和官员是否已经随车队进入尼日尔,或是在稍后加入车队行列。

新闻通讯社星期二报导说,尼日尔外交部长对卡扎菲随车队进入尼日尔的报导予以否认。

A convoy of at least 200 vehicles carrying forces loyal to Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi has crossed into neighboring Niger, as anti-Gadhafi fighters continue to mass outside one of the ousted leader’s last strongholds.

Reports from Niger Tuesday said the military vehicles were heading towards the capital, Niamey, after moving into Niger late Monday. The capital is in the country’s southwestern corner near Burkina Faso, where officials offered Gadhafi asylum about two weeks ago.

The head of Gadhafi’s security brigades, Mansour Dhao, and several other Libyans crossed into Niger hours ahead of the convoy.

Gadhafi’s whereabouts are still unknown. It is not clear whether any of his relatives or officials from his government are among those who entered Niger, or whether they might join the convoy later.

The French news agency, AFP, reported Tuesday that Niger’s foreign minister has denied reports Gadhafi is in the convoy.