Egyptian police have arrested a close aide and cousin of former Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi in Cairo’s Zamalek.
Police, in coordination with INTERPOL, surrounded the residence of Gadhaf Al-Dam early on Tuesday morning.
Al-Dam was holed up behind iron-barred doors and windows and gun fire was reported at the scene.
Gadhaf Al-Dam defected to Egypt at the beginning of the Libyan revolution in 2011.
The new Libyan administration has long been demanding his repatriation to face trial for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Gaddafi era.
Gadhaf Al-Dam, who was also coordinator of Egyptian-Libyan relations during the Gaddafi era, has large investments in Egypt.