8 Gadhafi family members left Algeria for Egypt

ALGIERS - Eight members of Muammar Gadhafi's family, probably including his daughter Aisha, would have left Algeria and reached Cairo, the capital of Egypt, Algeria's Arabic- language daily El Khabar reported Monday.

Quoting a well-informed source, the report said the eight family members of Gadhafi left Algeria for Cairo Saturday via Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers.

The source, however, didn't provide the names, only saying Aisha Gadhafi might be among them, the report said.

Aisha embarrassed Algerian authorities when she issued a telephone message blasting Libya's ruling National Transitional Council as traitors.

The statement, aired on Syria-based Al-Rai satellite channel, drew sharp criticism from Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Mdeleci, who called Aisha's comment "unacceptable" and pledged to take measures to prevent its recurrence.

Algeria permitted members of Gadhafi's family to enter the country on August 29. Aisha gave birth to a baby girl in an Algerian border town a few days later.