An alternative government being set up by former Libyan Justice Minister Mustafa Mohamed Abdel Jalil gained traction over the weekend, as a number of Libyan diplomats in the West, who have denounced Muamar Qaddafi's attempts to put down the revolution, said they would recognize the new government as the legitimate one. The government will be set up in Benghazi, where Qaddafi currently has no control, Jalil told reporters Sunday, adding that the government “will lead for no more than three months - and then there will be fair elections and the people will choose their leader.”
A report over the weekend said that a private plane belonging to the Qaddafi family landed in Belarus last week, and returned on Saturday to Libya. It was not clear who was on the plane, officials in Belarus said. Footage said to be from the weekend showed Muammar Qaddafi ostensibly in Libya, so the officials dismissed reports that Qaddafi himself was on the plane.