Woman accuses Gaddafi's men of rape

Tripoli: A Libyan government spokesman told reporters on Sunday that allegations made against four Gaddafi militiamen by a woman claiming Libyan troops had raped her are being investigated.

Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said the woman, Iman al-Obeidi, was now free and with her family and that the attorney general was looking into the case.

Al-Obeidi said that troops had detained her at a checkpoint, tied her up, abused her, and then led her away to be gang-raped.

The government says four men were interrogated in the case, including the son of a high-ranking state official.

Al-Obeidi stormed into a Tripoli hotel on Saturday to tell foreign reporters about the incident, setting off a brawl when hotel staff and government minders tried to detain her.

Al-Obeidi was shouting "You keep saying we are all Libyans but look what Gaddafi's militia did to me. Look how they violated my honour."

Government minders shoved back reporters who tried to intervene while the woman was dragged outside screaming.

She was driven off in full view of news cameras, with officials refusing to say where she was being taken.