Gaddafi and family to attend London Olympics

June 15, 2011 13:54

Britons are incensed that the Libyan regime has successfully requested close to 1,000 tickets to events at the London Olympics. The country's attendance at the Games is being co-ordinated by the Gaddafi family, reports telegraph.co.uk.

The Libyan Olympic Committee is headed by Muammar Gaddafi (obviously) and the government now fears a major diplomatic embarrassment over the attendance of regime figures.

The decision to grant Libya the valuable tickets will infuriate the million Britons who have missed out on attending over-subscribed events.

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